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Governance A woman in a red coat and blue mask checks her phone as she walks by a stall with colorful children's puppets

How the U.S. COVID-19 Response Lost the Plot After Omicron

The reasons why the United States is struggling with COVID-19 are changing

Trade Empty vials of AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, donated to Kenya by the UK government, are seen after being used, in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 8, 2021.

The Global COVID-19 Contract Conundrum

The critical role of contracts in determining access to COVID-19 vaccines

Poverty Education in Africa is being disrupted along with everything else—chickens here in a classroom converted into a poultry house because of COVID-19 in the town of Wang'uru, Kenya, on August 28, 2020. Picture shows a large gaggle of chickens inside a classroom, clucking around. One stands atop an overturned bucket. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The Double Threat of COVID-19 in Africa

Deaths from health-care disruptions due to COVID-19 are almost certain to outnumber deaths from the coronavirus itself

Governance A Buddhist monk adjusts his protective face mask before a blessing ceremony for the people affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 22, 2020. This is a striking image with the monk in the foreground and some very colourful Buddhist temple features in the background. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Why is Southeast Asia Responding Differently to COVID-19?

Fundamental differences and objectives between nation states in Southeast Asia influence their responses to COVID-19

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Governance A young man in a white shirt wearing a blue surgical mask hugs his brother, wearing navy blue, as he wails mourning the loss of his father from COVID-19

Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?

Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID-19 is the leading killer in most of Latin America and Western Europe

Governance A cemetery worker puts flowers on the graves of people who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during The Day of the Dead celebration, as the outbreak continues, at La Bermeja cemetery in San Salvador, El Salvador November 2, 2020.

Tracking Lives We've Lost to COVID-19

It's surprisingly hard to answer how many lives we've lost to COVID-19

Governance names of people who died of covid-19 are seen

The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Bad. Could it Have Been Even Worse?

A look at how pre-pandemic health-care trends affected COVID-19 mortality rates

Governance An elderly man wearing a protective face mask walks in front of a Christmas store display in downtown Budapest, after Hungarian government imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Reducing the Risk of COVID-19 This Holiday Season

We can save lives by postponing our holiday gatherings until vaccination is widespread

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Governance Taoyuan health worker Wang Tsui-lien rides a scooter to deliver care packages and to check on people who have been ordered to be under self-quarantine, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on March 25, 2020. Photo shows a motorcycle on an abandoned street in an urban setting. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan's Response to COVID-19 and the WHO

An interview with Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu on Taiwan's response to COVID-19 and the WHO

Governance A woman in a white and black t-shirt wears a face mask uses a handheld fan as she walks on a street on a hot day, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China July 19, 2022. A colorful white, green, pink and yellow mural is pictured in the background.

Omicron BA.5: What to Know About COVID-19's Latest, More Contagious Variant

Public health expert Ali H. Mokdad answers our COVID questions this week 

Governance Hundreds of women dressed in pink and white traditional North Korean gowns stand in rows in a central area of Pyongyang, North Korea, on Women's Day in March 2022.

North Korea's COVID-19 Crisis: An Impossible Outbreak in the "Impossible State"

Victor Cha, Korea chair at CSIS, on the health, political, and economic factors shaping North Korea's outbreak

Governance Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins, who gave this interview. The photo shows the council vice president standing in front of a slate-colored brick wall with her hands together looking at the camera. IMAGE from Brooke Ross Photography

Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Interview with Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins on the intersection of race, health, and COVID-19

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Environment COVID-19 street art in Navi Mumbai, India, on March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

The Art of a Pandemic

COVID-19 street art from around the world

Migration Cover of Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19

Going Viral

An Interview with author Alina Chan on her new book about the origins of COVID-19

Governance A woman reads a book at the Shinjuku branch of Book and Bed, an accommodation combined with book cafe where guests can sleep in hidden bunks built into a large bookshelf, during a photo opportunity in Tokyo, Japan September 14, 2018.

Best Books of 2021

Our top fifteen favorite reads of the year

Governance Jabuben Bharwad, 30, receives a dose of COVISHIELD vaccine against COVID-19, that's manufactured by Serum Institute of India, while working in a field during a door-to-door vaccination drive at Mahijada village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, December 15, 2021

Best of 2021

We published 365 stories on global health this year, here are our top picks

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The Biden Administration and COVID-19

Contributors consider the priorities for a new U.S. administration  

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The Lancet

Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19: An Exploratory Analysis of Infection and Fatality Rates

by COVID-19 National Preparedness Collaborators

Greater investment in risk communication and community engagement strategies could boost confidence individuals have in public health guidance

Government Accountability Office

COVID-19: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Accountability and Program Effectiveness of Federal Response

As the nation continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, increases in COVID-19 cases in summer 2021 have hampered these efforts

Baltimore Sun

How to Protect Against Child Abuse During COVID-19 Pandemic

by Deepa Joshi and Joshua Sharfstein

Maryland’s stay-at-home order protects communities from COVID-19 transmission, but staying at home does not mean safety for everyone.

FDA News

FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

by FDA News

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID in Americans 16 and older