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    The Middle-Income Nation Squeeze

    by Samantha Kiernan, Priyanka Sethy, Kailey Shanks, Thomas J. Bollyky

    Equity and the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout

    Municipal health workers travel on a boat along the Solimoes river banks to administer the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Manacapuru, Amazonas state, Brazil on February 1, 2021.
    Governance

    Sports Teams Took Their Shots, But Fans Lag Behind

    by Annie Chan

    What NFL, WNBA, and other professional athletes and teams around the globe can teach us about COVID-19 vaccination

    The Kansas City Chiefs come out of the tunnel for the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 26, 2021.
    Poverty

    Argentina's Quarantine—The Long View

    by Carlos Javier Regazzoni

    To build on the country's early success against COVID-19, we should envision an overall Latin American pandemic response

    Argentine canoeist Sebastian Rossi trains in his girlfriend's pool, due to the coronavirus outbreak, as he prepares for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 8, 2020. The photo shows the canoeist rowing furiously in a swimming pool. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
    Urbanization

    Africa and Coronavirus—Will Lockdowns Work?

    by Salma Abdalla, Sandro Galea

    Here's why countries in Africa should chart their own paths in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic—and two ways they can

    A general view of shacks during a nationwide twenty-one day pandemic lockdown in an attempt to contain coronavirus infections in Umlazi township near Durban, South Africa, on March 31, 2020. The photo shows a hillside covered with tin shacks, some colorfully painted. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
    Migration

    Coronavirus, War, and Yemen in Between: A Recipe for Disaster

    by Walid A. Al-Soneidar, Nezar N. Al-Hebshi

    Without a collective effort to suppress COVID-19 in conflict zones, people in those areas will pay the highest price

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    Migration

    There Is No Place Like Home for the Holidays

    by Samantha Kiernan, Priyanka Sethy

    U.S. air travel reaches record levels during the pandemic as COVID-19 cases surge across the country

    A man, wearing a red Santa Claus costume complete with a hat, beard, and bag full of toys, holds a scroll as he poses for a picture while sitting next to a decorated Christmas tree on a salt formation in the Dead Sea, near Ein Bokeq, Israel on November 15, 2020.
    Migration

    Medical Diplomacy—Lessons From Cuba

    by Hannah Todd

    COVID-19 is a chance to design more efficient, equitable, and ethical health care responses during a crisis

    Cuban doctors receive Cuban and Italian flags during a farewell ceremony before departing to Italy to assist, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in Havana, Cuba, on March 21, 2020. the photo shows doctors lined up taking flags of Italy and cuba. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
    Aging

    Coronavirus in Toronto—Lessons Lost on a Second SARS

    by Allison Daniel

    The city's COVID-19 response is strongly informed by the experience of the earlier outbreak—but by no means exceptional

    Bird's eye view: visitors take in a panoramic scene of the city of Toronto, Canada, from the 553 meters (1815 feet) high CN Tower, which just reopened after coronavirus restrictions on July 15, 2020. The photo shows a woman wearing a mask looking out from the skyview of the tall building with the Toronto cityscape beneath her. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
    Gender

    Systemic Racism in Mammogram Guidelines

    by Zahra Khan

    Breaking down U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations in the COVID-19 pandemic

    Wigs and head scarves for patients with breast cancer are seen on mannequins at a center run by the "Reto" Group for Full Recovery of Breast Cancer in Mexico City October 18, 2012. The photo shows a room with mannequin heads and wigs. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
    Governance

    Monkeypox in India—Facing the World's Latest Health Threat

    by Aatmika Nair, Siddhesh Zadey

    Barely back on its feet from COVID-19, India eyes monkeypox with trepidation

    Students hold a giant Indian national flag with green, white and orange stripes, during celebrations commemorating 75 years of India's Independence, in Ahmedabad, India, August 8, 2022.
    Governance

    Laboratory Diagnostics—Rarely Appreciated Until Something Goes Wrong

    by Erin M. Sorrell, Gigi Gronvall, Julie E. Fischer

    Problems with COVID-19 testing highlights need for strong U.S. labs to detect, control, and respond to emerging diseases

    Molecular epidemiology: a laboratory worker at the Wielkopolska Center for Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery in Poznan, Poland performs diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus on March 3, 2020. Picture shows a lab worker in a white lab coat sitting at a bench surrounded by test tubes preparing samples for analysis. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Lukasz Cynalewski
    Governance

    In Africa, Open Biologics and Tech Transfer Pave the Way for Local Vaccine Manufacturing

    by Aggrey Aluso

    How the development of Africa's first home-grown mRNA COVID-19 vaccine could shape the future of vaccine innovation

    A production scientist works with samples during a visit by representatives of the Medicines Patent Pool, France and other European Union member states, at the Afrigen Biologics' site in Cape Town, South Africa, February 3, 2022.