William A. Haseltine

William A. Haseltine is the chair and president of ACCESS Health International. Haseltine, PhD, is a scientist, businessman, philanthropist, and author. He is known for his pioneering work on cancer, HIV/AIDS, genomics, and global health. He was a professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health. He has founded many biotechnology companies and brought numerous drugs to market. His most recent book, Variants! The Shape-Shifting Challenge of COVID-19, explores SARS-CoV-2 viral variations and their potential impact on the course of the pandemic.

U.S. President Joe Biden looks on as he prepares to sign executive orders at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 2, 2021.
Governance

Weighing Biden's First Executive Orders to Address COVID-19

by William A. Haseltine

Plaudits and missed opportunities

A city employee wearing protective gear poses for a photo during a citywide personal care day, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Bogota, Colombia on April 17, 2020.
Governance

COVID-19: An Investment in Our Economy

by William A. Haseltine

Policymakers and leaders must recognize that an investment in the health of our people is an investment in our economy

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reflected in a woman's eye as she watches his address to the nation following the outbreak of coronavirus in Manchester, England, on September 22, 2020. The photo shows a macro lens image of an eye with the image of the PM reflected in it. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Trade

Britain's Moral Bankruptcy Over COVID-19 Vaccines

by William A. Haseltine

Why a study set to deliberately infect people with coronavirus is unethical, unnecessary, and likely to be uninformative

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins bump elbows after testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss about vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Washington, U.S., September 9, 2020.
Governance

Eroding Faith in Public Health Leaders

by William A. Haseltine

Examining political pressures and public trust in public health leadership

U.S. President Donald J. Trump swings a wooden baseball bat, celebrating a new jobs report, as he attends a "Spirit of America Showcase" event at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 2, 2020. The photo shows the president hamming it up with people staffing booths and swinging a red bat. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Governance

Midsummer for the Season—But Not the Coronavirus

by William A. Haseltine

A case in poor leadership, the U.S. containment strategy has lacked clarity, consistency, credibility, and compassion