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    COVID-19: Death in Excess

    by Stefanie Watson, Haley Comfort, Spencer Pease

    True death counts from the virus are likely much higher than official numbers

    It is dark out as Toni Tanama awaits the funeral of his 51-year-old mother at a Muslim burial area provided by the government for COVID victims, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 7, 2021. In the background of his silhouette are rows of new gravestones reflecting the lights of the evening.
    Gender

    Through Understanding and Empathy, We Can Convince Women to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

    by Alejandra Arrieta, Emmanuela Gakidou, Heidi Larson, Erin Mullany, Christopher Troeger

    Many are concerned about side effects, and want to wait and see if the vaccine is safe

    A health worker gets a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021.
    Trade

    Back to Basics After COVID-19

    by Sonya Stokes

    Investing in Primary Care Now Will Prepare the U.S. for the Next Pandemic

    Addressing pandemic preparedness after COVID-19 will require going deeper than the surface. Here a worker sanitizes surfaces inside the Inox Leisure movie theatre in Mumbai, India, October 13, 2020. The photo is striking, showing a worker spraying disinfectant wearing a blue suit descending down a theater staircase where all the seats and carpet are bright red. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
    Governance

    Institutional Failures in COVID-19

    by Les Roberts

    The pandemic shows us why organizations should separate nurturing partner and policing health authority roles

    General view during a press conference of the World Health Organization (WHO) organised by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020.
    Urbanization

    Emergency Departments: A Site for Future COVID-19 Vaccinations

    by Amita Sudhir, Gigi Gronvall

    Given equity considerations, emergency departments should be used to expand vaccine distribution

    A woman walks away from a hospital emergency department amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 24, 2020
    Governance

    Models, Math, and COVID-19: A Public Health Response

    by Nina Schwalbe, ​​​​​​​Nathaniel Hupert

    Instead of focusing solely on deaths, policymakers should consider the totality of the pandemic's impact

    Indonesians queue to get free food without social distancing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogor, Indonesia, on April 20, 2020. The photo shows a crush of people, many of them wearing face masks, crowded in all parts of the shot's frame. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Yulius Satria Wijaya
    Governance

    Building COVID-19 Vaccine Production Capacity in LMICs

    by Reid Adler, Julia Barnes-Weise, Ana Santos Rutschman, Bridie Telford

    Patents aren't really the problem—usually

    A woman in a green sari receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside her house during a door-to-door vaccination drive on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on December 15, 2021.
    Environment

    Revisiting the Origin Story of COVID-19

    by Erin M. Sorrell, Julie E. Fischer

    And why lab security in the age of COVID should be a priority

    Chinese scientists and officials wait at the Hubei Animal Epidemic Disease Prevention and Control Center during a visit with a World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of COVID-19, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on February 2, 2021.
    Governance

    Religious Liberty in the Time of COVID-19

    by Elle Ruggiero

    Experts weigh in on vaccine exemptions and the role of religion in public health

    A protester holds a banner at a rally against mandates for the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York.
    Gender

    Falling Through the Cracks: COVID-19 and the Rise of Maternal Deaths in Africa

    by Marleen Vellekoop, Meshack Acholla, Julia Hanne

    Africa’s unified pandemic response has saved lives, but reduced access to routine services puts women’s health in danger

    A woman walks past a graffiti promoting the fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22, 2020. This is a striking photo of a woman in a blue dress wearing a facemask walking past a peach-colored wall with a graffiti of the Earth, also wearing a facemask, with bloodshot eyes and crying. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
    Migration

    Avoiding Another COVID-19 Surge in the United States

    by Ali H. Mokdad

    Keeping tabs on movement, infections, and testing are crucial to containing the virus

    New cars are seen lined up next to the dock as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at the Port of Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 29, 2020. The photo is an aerial shot of a large lot packed completely with lines of cars. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
    Governance

    Insuring 100 Million People During COVID-19

    by Melanie Coronel Santillan, Reiner Lorenzo J. Tamayo, Merla Rose D. Reyes , Swee Kheng Khor, Katherine Ann V. Reyes

    The Philippines' experience

    People wearing face masks as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queue outside a government office, in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 1, 2021.