COVID-19 Pandemics

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Oxygen cylinders are pictured at an out-of-order oxygen plant of a hospital allocated for the coronavirus patients in preparation for any possible spread of the coronavirus disease in Sanaa, Yemen, April 8, 2020.

Solving for Oxygen

by Ramanan Laxminarayan, Leith Greenslade

Why policymakers should work to make medical oxygen more accessible

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Polysonographer Marie Derolus prepares Ghenya Grondin, who first was sick with COVID-19 in March 2020 and has had long COVID ever since, for a sleep study in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., December 12,

In For the Long Haul

by Ketan Revankar

Three years into the pandemic, here is how long COVID continues to affect people across the globe

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

Participants wearing protective face masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, pray as they take an ice-cold bath during a ceremony to purify their souls and to wish for overcoming the pandemic at the Teppozu Inari shrine in Tokyo, Japan, January 9, 2022.
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The Past, Present, and Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Max Mehlman, Susan A. McLaughlin, James Collins, Robert C. Reiner

What COVID-19 will look like in the coming months

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wears a protective mask bearing the words "This mask is as useless as Joe Biden," as she walks with an aide to a vote in the Cannon Tunnell on Capitol Hill, in Washi
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The Polarized Pandemic

by David P. Fidler

COVID-19 has contributed to the fragmentation of domestic and international politics

a man wearing a white tank top self-administers an oral cholera vaccine
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Five Conditions for Success in Public Health

by Tom Frieden

What improving public health requires

Volunteer undertakers help carry the coffin of 64-year-old Yoyoh Sa'diah who passed away due to complications related to COVID-19, at home in Bogor, West Java province, Indonesia, on July 8, 2021.
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Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?

by Christopher Troeger

Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID is among the leading causes of death in most countries  

Relatives and neighbors attend the funeral of a woman surnamed Liu, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at a village in Tonglu county, Zhejiang province, China, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song
Aging

COVID Deaths in Rural China

by Chen Chen

Funerals and traditions during Spring Festival travel

outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 9, 2022.
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Over One Million Projected COVID Deaths in China

IHME's Ali Mokdad breaks down what that means

a worker in white protective suit holding an umbrella crosses a road in the rain during a COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, China, on November 30, 2022.
Governance

China's Media Coverage of COVID-19 Is Shifting

by Chen Chen

What it means for the future of Zero-COVID

A man runs in Riverside Park during a winter storm on the upper west side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, on February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Governance

What to Expect This Winter

by Mary Brophy Marcus

Our questions about the "tripledemic"—COVID-19, flu, and RSV—are answered by public health expert Ali H. Mokdad

A man in a red shirt stands in profile and weeps as his mother is being treated inside a COVID-19 intensive care unit of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, in Bijnor District, Uttar Pradesh, India, on May 11, 2021. Photo by REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
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"10 Bed ICU" Brings Intensive Care Units to India's Rural Towns and Villages

by Shefali Malhotra

A collaboration between business experts, nonprofit organizations, and India's government is making it happen

David Malpass, president of the World Bank Group, and a stuffed grizzly bear at Teton National Park, where financial leaders gathered for the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, near Jackson, Wyoming, on August 26, 2022.
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Back From the Brink

by Emily Bass, Asia Russell

A plan of action for the pandemic preparedness and response Financial Intermediary Fund

People stand outside the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, where giant white letters UNGA stand on the ground, at UN Headquarters in New York, on September 20, 2022.
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Five Global Health Takeaways From the 77th UN General Assembly

by Kate Dodson

In a complex world, UNGA 77 sparks needed momentum on global health