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    R&D—More Than Sharing Vaccines

    by Carel IJsselmuiden, Cathy Garner, Francine Ntoumi, Jaime Montoya, Gerald T. Keusch

    A complete change is needed in the approach to and funding of global preparedness

    Noella Mulopo, a laboratory technician, writes on a GeneXpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing cartridge in the National Institute for Biomedical Research laboratory (INRB) in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo February 6, 2021.
    Governance

    Eroding Faith in Public Health Leaders

    by William A. Haseltine

    Examining political pressures and public trust in public health leadership

    U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins bump elbows after testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss about vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Washington, U.S., September 9, 2020.
    Trade

    Global Health Surveillance in an Internet Age

    by Rohini Rajgopal

    Let's come up with a sophisticated surveillance system for predicting local disease outbreaks based on consumer behavior

    Virtual shoppers: mannequins are pictured in the middle of a corridor at a closed shopping mall amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia March 31, 2020. This is a powerful photo of an intriguing subject matter—a bunch of mannequins stacked up in the middle of a corridor. REUTERS/Fransiska Nangoy
    Environment

    The "Zombie Apocalypse" Bond

    by Robin Blades

    Generosity in the pandemic

    Actors dressed as zombies or ghouls pose for a photograph before their performance at a drive-in haunted house show by Kowagarasetai (Scare Squad), for people inside a car in order to maintain social distancing amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a garage in Tokyo, Japan July 3, 2020.
    Governance

    What Happens When Zero-COVID Countries Lift Restrictions

    by Ruri Syailendrawati, Annie Chan, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Ali H. Mokdad

    How Singapore, Australia, Vietnam, and others are transitioning

    A medical worker in a protective suit walks near the residential area at Jordan, after the expand of mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing, in Hong Kong, China January 19, 2021
    Poverty

    Coronavirus in Zimbabwe

    by Chido Dziva Chikwari

    The country is facing an unprecedented public health catastrophe—and action is required to prevent more needless deaths

    Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa gives a speech at the Heroes' Day Commemoration in Harare, Zimbabwe, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on August 10, 2020. GETTY IMAGES/Wanda/Xinhua
    Governance

    U.S. Foreign Policy, Global Health, and the Challenge of Institutional Reform

    by David P. Fidler

    Rethinking U.S. engagement on global health requires transforming domestic and international institutions

    U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on COVID-19 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, DC, on March 30, 2022.
    Trade

    Using Game Theory to Advance the Pandemic Agreement

    by David McAdams, Gavin Yamey

    Rewarding drug manufacturers for sharing vaccine doses could break the impasse in negotiations

    Workers carry a batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a helicopter
    Urbanization

    Religion and COVID-19—Keeping Faith in the Battle Against Coronavirus

    by Samantha Kiernan, Lily Cohen

    Faith leaders and their organizations can and should serve as crucial allies in the fight against COVID-19—and many are

    A funeral worker wears a face mask with an illustration of Jesus, outside Los Ceibos hospital amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 15, 2020. The photo shows the worker in protective head covering and mask. on his mask is an image of Jesus with a rainbow colors on his robe. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos
    Governance

    Italy's Vaccination Strategy: Careful Planning and Building Trust

    by Paola D'Errigo, Giada Minelli, Maria Elena Tosti, Graziano Onder, Fortunato D’Ancona, Maja Pašović

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

    A man walks outside a tent during preparations to turn the long-term car park at Fiumicino airport into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre, in Rome, Italy, February 5, 2021.
    Governance

    The Bioeconomy Revolution Can End the Panic-and-Neglect Cycle in Health Security

    by Ryan Morhard

    Progress in biotechnology will advance pandemic defenses even more in coming decades

    A man works in a laboratory of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020.
    Governance

    Rethinking Financial Estimates for Pandemic Preparedness and Response

    by Minahil Shahid, Gavin Yamey

    Current estimates do not share a standardized methodology for predicting the costs or scope of PPR

    Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits walk in a street as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Beijing, China, on December 4, 2022.