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A person in a protective suit squeezes through a locked gate of a residential compound, during a COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown in Shanghai, China, on April 21, 2022.

The Economic Cost of China's Lasting Zero-COVID Strategy

by Katharina Hauck, Roshni Mehta

Refusing to buy global mRNA vaccines risks lives and livelihoods

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A man walks past street art supporting medical professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong on February 24, 2022. Photo by REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

How Hong Kong Is Coping with a Tremendous Omicron Wave

Gabriel Leung, the dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, on the COVID spike

A medical worker in a protective suit walks near the residential area at Jordan, after the expand of mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing, in Hong Kong, China January 19, 2021
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What Happens When Zero-COVID Countries Lift Restrictions

by Ruri Syailendrawati, Annie Chan, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Ali H. Mokdad

How Singapore, Australia, Vietnam, and others are transitioning

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
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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 man wearing a facemask takes a selfie in front of the legendary graffiti-covered John Lennon Wall as the coronavirus pandemic continues in Prague, Czech Republic, April 6, 2020. The photo shows a large graffiti mural of the legendary singer and peace activist with a mask draped over Lennon's face. A mane in the foreground holds his device at arm's length taking a selfie. REUTERS/David W Cerny
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Masks: The Easiest Way to Save Lives and Spare Jobs

by Ali H. Mokdad, Katherine Leach-Kemon

All U.S. states have a long way to go on achieving widespread public mask use—which could save 33,000 lives by October 1

A Buddhist monk adjusts his protective face mask before a blessing ceremony for the people affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 22, 2020. This is a striking image with the monk in the foreground and some very colourful Buddhist temple features in the background. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
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Why is Southeast Asia Responding Differently to COVID-19?

by Swee Kheng Khor

Fundamental differences and objectives between nation states in Southeast Asia influence their responses to COVID-19