After the Mandates, Climate Doctors, and the Mayor of Athens, Greece
After the Mandates, Climate Doctors, and the Mayor of Athens, Greece
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January 16, 2025 
Better health begins with ideas
Editors' Note As the world enters yet another phase of the pandemic—with many countries pulling back on mask, vaccine, and testing mandates—Christopher Murray and Ali H. Mokdad, from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, discuss how to do so while mitigating the risks of COVID-19 surges fueled by new variants. Next, two emergency physicians and climate experts urge health-care professionals to expand their knowledge and expertise on climate change-linked medical conditions. We kick off a new interview series with city mayors and local health leaders around the world with Kostas Bakoyannis, the mayor of Athens, Greece, discussing his plans to deal with rising temperatures in Europe's oldest capital city. We wrap up the week's coverage with a look at how the people of Kazakhstan are coping after January protests turned deadly and what's happening with the country's health system.
As always, thank you for reading. —Thomas J. Bollyky and Mary Brophy Marcus, Editors
This Week's Highlights 
by Christopher Murray and Ali H. Mokdad 
by Stefan Wheat and Jay Lemery 
by Ted Alcorn An interview with Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis on how Europe's oldest capital will deal with rising temperatures
Stat of the Week 50 Percent After twenty weeks, some vaccines are less than 50 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 infection
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