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Ignoring the science on social distancing, not congregating indoors, and wearing masks, young people listen to U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the Dream City Church in Phoenix on June 23, 2020. The photo shows a huge crowd of yound people, very few wearing masks, packed into theater-like seats. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Why Global Health is Missing its Moment

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The field has always been political, but our refusal to engage as such has sidelined experts just as they're most needed

Workers clean the area around the podium before a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak task force press conference in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 13, 2020. This is a striking image for its subject matter. It's a shot of the podium we don't normally see—empty of politicians and instead a worker in protective gear is cleaning the White House emblem. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Politics May Kill Us, Not the Coronavirus

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In these times of pandemic, crisis, and despair we need more bipartisan support for rational actions informed by science