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U.S. Aid Package Leaves Ukraine Vulnerable to Public Health Crisis

U.S. Aid Package Leaves Ukraine Vulnerable to Public Health Crisis

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Public health experts say the heightened conflict is making outbreaks more likely in Ukraine and elsewhere

Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years

Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years

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Overall life expectancy is struggling, according to a highly anticipated update to the Global Burden of Disease study

UPDATED: Timeline of the Coronavirus

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A frequently updated tracker of emerging developments from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

Photo shows a gloved hand holding a test tube labeled, “2019 nCoV” with two boxes ,marked “Positive” and “Negative.” The positive box is checked.

Monkeypox Timeline

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A frequently updated tracker of emerging developments from the beginning of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak

What to Know About "Stealth" Omicron

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Professor Ali H. Mokdad gives the rundown on the omicron subvariant BA.2

A Disparate Group of Places Lead the Way Through a Grim Pandemic Winter

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Minnesota, Austria, and Saudi Arabia are using evidence-based strategies to save lives and protect health systems

A man, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a closed shop after the Austrian government announced a lockdown including the closure of all non-essential shops, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Vienna, Austria on November 17, 2020

Spare the Vote, Spoil the Virus?

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Health security measures taken for elections by country

World map shows colors that correspond to the number of health security measures countries took during national elections in 2020.

Vaccine Nationalism and Africa

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African Union calls for a “People's Vaccine” as African Academy of Sciences begins mapping local clinical trials sites

Volunteers wait for their names to be called before testing and taking part in a COVID-19 clinical trial at the Wits RHI Shandukani Research Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 27, 2020. Picture shows a waiting room full of people. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

A New Way to Drive COVID-19 Vaccine Development

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How a "benefit-based advance market commitment" could build on existing Gavi COVAX and EU Joint Procurement initiatives

A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020, in Bosnia. The photo shows a woman holding a small vial to her face. She is wearing a mask and gloves and the vial reads, COVID-19. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Patent Pools and the Pandemic—A Renewed Debate

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In light of COVID-19 we need to revisit patent pools and their potential for pro-competitive and anticompetitive effects

The "Fearless Girl" statue is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange following first trading session since its March coronavirus lockdown in the Manhattan borough of New York City on May 26, 2020. The photo shows the statue with a huge American flag in the background. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Southeast Asia Needs Its Own CDC

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COVID-19 is a baptism by fire and highlights the need for an effective, durable disease control authority in the region

Firefighters wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at the National Monument area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 17, 2020. Photo shows several workers in bright red protective suits walking though an open area spraying from tanks they carry on their backs. A monument can be seen in the background. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro

Separated by a Common Infection

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A mess of coronavirus responses—from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, and the U.S. federal government to U.S. states

In a country that didn't lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, a sign assures people that the bar is open during the COVID-19 outbreak—outside a pub in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 26, 2020. Picture Shows two side-by-side chalk placards in front of a restaurant advertising a happy hour inside. One of the signs reads, "I assure you WE'RE OPEN." REUTERS/Colm Fulton