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    Border Management After COVID-19: New Strategies Required

    by Catherine Z. Worsnop

    The WHO has an opportunity to align public health and domestic politics on border measures after the pandemic

    A traveler wearing a face shield and face mask arrives into the United States through the pedestrian entry at the San Ysidro - Tijuana, Mexico, border crossing during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in San Diego, California, U.S., December 2, 2020.
    Governance

    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.
    Aging

    The Problem of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Teens

    by Laszlo Bollyky

    One high school senior says the decision to vaccinate should rest with teenagers

    Ava Kreutziger, 14, gives Croix Hill, 15, a high five after Croix received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness, in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 13, 2021.
    Gender

    Writing a More Inclusive Playbook: How COVID-19 Is Impacting LGBTQ+ Communities Around the World

    by Samantha Kiernan, Dominic Bocci

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

    A member of the LGBT community participates in the annual Diversity March, which this year has been downscaled amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay September 25, 2020.
    Governance

    The Challenge of Pandemic Governance for Low- and Middle-Income Countries after COVID-19

    by Md. Rizwanul Islam

    LMICs should find better ways to cooperate against global health threats

    A health official stands next to a container holding a shipment of more than 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, donated by the the British government, in Nairobi, Kenya.
    Governance

    How the Origins of COVID-19 Became Politicized

    by Yanzhong Huang

    Where the coronavirus came from is no longer a scientific question—thanks to narrative spin, agendas, and misinformation

    COVID-19 has seen its share of protest and political theater—like one in London on August 9, 2020, to call attention to Brazil, a country also subject to conspiracy theories over the virus' origins. The photo shows a crowd of performance artists demonstrating with costumes and fake blood splashed everywhere. REUTERS/John Sibley
    Governance

    A Tale of Two Countries During COVID-19

    by Renzo R. Guinto, Sumegha Asthana

    India and the Philippines have seen parallel health system challenges during the pandemic

    People whose jobs were affected by COVID-19 restrictions wait in lines to receive cash assistance from the government, at an elementary school in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 12, 2021.
    Governance

    COVID-19's Repercussions on Public Health Policy and Law in the United States

    by James G. Hodge

    The pandemic has triggered regressive state-based law and policy reforms across America

    A man holds a flag during a march in opposition to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mandates on the National Mall in Washington, D.C
    Governance

    Noncommunicable Diseases Kill Slowly in Normal Times and Quickly in COVID-19 Times

    by Thomas J. Bollyky, Serena Tohme, Samantha Kiernan

    Why addressing chronic diseases is crucial for future pandemic preparedness

    A patient suffering from COVID-19 and diabetes, is pictured inside a capsule as Red Cross paramedics transfer him from a hospital to another in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 8, 2020
    Governance

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

    by Mary Brophy Marcus

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

    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.
    Governance

    Uncertainty and the COVID-19 Pandemic

    by Abraham D. Flaxman, Kevin O’Rourke

    Understand and embrace uncertainty to get the most out of forecasts

    A man wears a protective facemask decorated with a question mark in lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York, U.S., May 22, 2020. Picture shows a well groomed man who appears to be in his 30s wearing a mask adorned with a huge question mark. REUTERS/Mike Segar
    Governance

    What's Next for COVID-19?

    by Tom Frieden

    Containment of the coronavirus would make an enormous difference to health around the world. Is it still possible?

    A colorized scanning electron microscope image of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, which causes COVID-19. Image shows a colorful molecular world with a bunch of worm-like dendrites, presumably biological material like cells, and bright orange cluster of spheres in the middle of the image. NIAID-RML image