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

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

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

Assessing the psychological impacts of coronavirus—first in a two-part series on COVID-19 and its mental health burden

The lasting implications of the pandemic could undermine the quality of Indonesian democracy

Science alone won't pull us out of the pandemic

The better we understand coronavirus, our risk, and our response with real-time intelligence, the better we can fight it

Why addressing chronic diseases is crucial for future pandemic preparedness

About one quarter of the U.S. adult population could be considered high risk for severe COVID-19 infections

As herd immunity remains elusive, Sweden’s experience seems to be a cautionary tale—Norway and Denmark have fared better

Unfortunately, many countries are likely to be battling both diseases for a long time

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

Policymakers should heed lessons learned in 2020 to craft a more inclusive and effective pandemic response

Understand and embrace uncertainty to get the most out of forecasts

States such as Louisiana, New York, Michigan, and North Carolina are likely to be among the hardest hit

Countries in the MENA region can learn from both the successes and failures of past outbreaks in conflict zones

Surging infection numbers suggest coronavirus cases will continue to increase in every state until the U.S. election

As the pandemic stresses many health-systems to their breaking point, it’s more important than ever to bolster them now

Success against coronavirus will require national leadership, engaged local responders, and strong cooperation with NGOs

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

A new global tracker mapping the impact of the new coronavirus on movement around the world

The summer games host is only on the third leg of its pandemic relay

So how should those investments be targeted?

The numbers could surprise you

Health security measures taken for elections by country

Inside Wuhan’s massive COVID-19 testing campaign, which China is expected to repeat elsewhere—just not with antibodies

Equity and the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Projections show potential impact of COVID-19 on Latin America—Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador among the hardest hit

Tracking COVID-19 vaccine administration and access around the world

An effective government response to COVID-19 doesn't necessarily correlate with economic gain

Lessons from around the world on how national and subnational governments can cooperate in response to COVID-19

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

We won’t stop COVID-19 until we focus on the data that matter

When collecting COVID-19 data and modeling epidemic curves, we need to take more into account—in Africa and elsewhere

Expanded hand-washing access could save thousands of lives from diseases like COVID-19—especially in low-income settings

Despite challenges with vaccine shipments, Italy's vaccination campaign moves full speed ahead

Immunizing nine million people in one hundred days will take careful strategy

Travel restrictions have neither stopped the spread of this novel coronavirus nor prevented it from becoming a pandemic

What the COVID-19 booster shot debate means for global vaccine access

The mixed record of vaccine donations and diplomacy

COVID-19 is threatening to unravel decades of progress on women's education

Recommendations for the Biden-Harris COVID-19 response national strategy

The implications of COVID-19 for urban health

We need to rethink what vaccine access means

Rising evictions will drive COVID-19 infection rates, unless the United States makes housing security a priority

Three standard measures don't predict how countries fare in COVID-19—so how do we better prepare for the next pandemic?

How will demographic shifts affect workforce, health care, gender equality, disaster response, and societal well-being?

Is a friend in need a friend indeed?

A complicated story

As the China epicenter slowly returns to new normal, it's a world of facemasks, location scanning apps and travel rules

A focus on regional collaboration is imperative

All U.S. states have a long way to go on achieving widespread public mask use—which could save 33,000 lives by October 1

Pandemics in a globalized world require global responses. We must be better equipped and funded.

Addressing the rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans

The FDA's recent promise to ban menthol-flavored tobacco needs to go further, nixing flavors in all tobacco products

President-Elect Joe Biden's team can learn from other democracies on how to move the needle on universal health coverage

A call to re-shape the way policymakers make health decisions by getting the most cost-effective priorities straight