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People use the internet at a hotspot, in Havana, Cuba, on December 18, 2018.

Health Disinformation Grows in Latin America

by Andersson Boscán

As social platforms forgo fact-checking, trolls are fueling disinformation and eroding trust in media

Governance
An employee works on the production line of CanSino Biologics Inc's single-dose vaccine against COVID-19.

U.S. Disinformation Plan Put Geopolitics Above Global Health

by David P. Fidler

Covert U.S. information operations during COVID-19 expose the dangers that global health faces when rival powers compete

A man using a smart phone walks through London's Canary Wharf financial district in the warm yellow evening light, casting a shadow in London, United Kingdom, on September 28, 2018.
Governance

Moving the Needle on Health Disinformation

by Claire Wardle

Preventing harmful health information requires transparency not regulation

Singer-songwriter Neil Young performs on stage wearing a fringed jacket and black hat.
Trade

Spotify's COVID-19 Controversy

by Lillian Posner

How artists Neil Young and Joni Mitchell took a stand against COVID-19 disinformation

People wearing protective face masks wait for their rapid antigen test results outside a community center, amidst the spread of coronavirus in New Delhi, India, on September 17, 2020. The photo shows a large crowd of people from behind the bars of an iron fence. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Governance

Human Rights and the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Oluwatemilorun Adenipekun

Governments have an obligation to guarantee the continued protection of the public's rights during and after a pandemic

Students attend a class at the beginning of the school year amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Sanaa, Yemen October 18, 2020. The photo shows a darkened classroom with several students facing the camera. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Governance

COVID-19—A Review of Community Participation

by Oluwatemilorun Adenipekun

Citizen participation can reduce damages caused by the pandemic and—crucially—help identify a sustainable path forward

Addressing pandemic preparedness after COVID-19 will require going deeper than the surface. Here a worker sanitizes surfaces inside the Inox Leisure movie theatre in Mumbai, India, October 13, 2020. The photo is striking, showing a worker spraying disinfectant wearing a blue suit descending down a theater staircase where all the seats and carpet are bright red. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
Trade

Back to Basics After COVID-19

by Sonya Stokes

Investing in Primary Care Now Will Prepare the U.S. for the Next Pandemic

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

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

A militarized approach to contact tracing is shown here as National Guard members at the Washington State Department of Health support contact tracing efforts in Tumwater, Washington—on May 20, 2020. The photo shows the guard members standing around a cubicle space talking. A table in the foreground is decorated with a drawing of a dinosaur and emblazoned with the words "I eat COVID-19 for breakfast. REUTERS/Jason Redmond
Governance

Contact Tracing Requires Building Trust

by Sandra Mullin, Denene Jonielle Rodney

As states gear up their contact tracing efforts, here’s how they should approach getting buy-in within their communities