COVID-19 Pandemics

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Soccer fans attend a match between Viettel and Duoc Nam Ha Nam Dinh of Vietnam's national soccer league after an outbreak and nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, in Nam Dinh province, Vietnam, on June 5, 2020.

Vietnam Ends "Zero-COVID"—Is It Too Soon?

by David Hutt

With low vaccination rates, another virus surge is a concern

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Thousands of white flags representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 are on view across 20 acres of the National Mall in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2021.

The Challenge of Strengthening Democracy and Global Health in U.S. Foreign Policy

by David P. Fidler

The COVID-19 pandemic has battered the belief that democracy is good for global health

A man passes a "Naming the Lost Memorials” site—memorials curated by artists and activists in memory of those who’ve died of COVID-19, at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, on June 10, 2021.
Governance

The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Democracy

by Amy Slipowitz

The pandemic has made reversing the global decline in democracy and freedom harder

A researcher manipulates proteins in a lab—part of a project to develop a COVID nasal spray vaccine that could protect against the virus—at the University of Tours, France, on September 15, 2021.
Governance

The World Needs U.S. Funding to Prevent and Prepare for the Next Pandemic

by Neil M. Vora, Pasha Majdi, Ashley Arabasadi

At this week's White House pandemic summit and beyond, all eyes are on the United States

Relatives stand next to the burning pyre of a man who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during his cremation at a crematorium ground in Srinagar May 25, 2021.
Governance

India: Moving Forward After "Humanitarian Calamity"

by Kapil Komireddi

The pandemic, Modi, and what's next for the world's largest democracy

A close-up photo of the U.S. and Chinese flags hanging gently from poles at the White House in 2015.
Governance

The COVID Pandemic—A Global Crisis in an Era of Great Power Rivalry 

by Thomas Wright

The United States must prepare for future pandemics in a geopolitical world

Healthcare workers walk through Mount Sinai Hospital as the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in New York, U.S., April 5, 2020.
Urbanization

One Year From the Front Lines of COVID-19 in New York City

by Sonya Stokes

Frontline providers found a solution to communication breakdown during the pandemic: talking to each other

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.
Environment

The "Zombie Apocalypse" Bond

by Robin Blades

Generosity in the pandemic

U.S. President Joe Biden waves after being sworn-in as the 46th President of the United States during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2021.
Governance

After the Inauguration: Global Health and the Biden Administration

by David P. Fidler

President Joe Biden's plans will restore U.S. leadership in global health

A woman walks past a banner depicting Indonesian President Joko Widodo promoting awareness of the coronavirus disease in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 28, 2020.
Governance

COVID-19 and Democracy in Indonesia: Short-Term Stability and Long-Term Threats

by Thomas Pepinsky

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

Health-care workers wait to take off their personal protective equipment after the end of a check-up camp for the COVID-19) at a slum in Mumbai, India on June 14, 2020.
Governance

Don't Wait for COVID-19 to End Before Addressing Cardiovascular Diseases

by Gregory A. Roth, Catherine O. Johnson , Katherine Leach-Kemon, Elizabeth Serieux

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

Teacher Maura Silva, who works for public school Escola Municipal Frei Vicente de Salvador and who created a "hug kit" using plastic covers, embraces her student Yuri Araujo Silva at Yuri's home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the 77 Padre Miguel slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 23, 2020.
Governance

Global Solidarity Can’t End With the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Keith P. Klugman

Global solidarity will help end the pandemic and other diseases that have killed too many people in low-income countries

A cab driver raises his fist as people celebrate media announcements that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election on Union Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S.
Governance

It’s Time for Leadership That Looks Like the People It Serves

by Sara Dada, Roopa Dhatt

To win back trust, the Biden admin should fill the government with decision-makers as diverse as the U.S. population

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)
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Reducing the Risk of COVID-19 This Holiday Season

by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Elizabeth Serieux, Christopher Troeger, Ali H. Mokdad

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