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    The Big European Shut Down

    by Ilona Kickbusch, Susan Bergner

    COVID-19 pandemic reflects the EU’s powerlessness to act coherently on health matters—but it also reveals a path forward

    The Grand Canal is seen after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of Italy including Venice to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak, in Venice, Italy on March 9, 2020. The image shows the iconic canal with almost no boats, just a single gondola. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
    Governance

    Sports Teams Took Their Shots, But Fans Lag Behind

    by Annie Chan

    What NFL, WNBA, and other professional athletes and teams around the globe can teach us about COVID-19 vaccination

    The Kansas City Chiefs come out of the tunnel for the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 26, 2021.
    Trade

    Coronavirus Drugs—To Have and Have Not

    by Joelle Dountio O.

    Africa's least developed countries should apply a WTO patent waiver, to import generic versions of future COVID-19 drugs

    Combination of photos show people wearing face masks at the re-opening of the Rood-Wooko city central market, amid the spread of coronavirus in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on April 20, 2020. The picture is a photo montage showing an array of people wearing a variety of masks. REUTERS/Anne Mimault
    Governance

    The Middle-Income Nation Squeeze

    by Samantha Kiernan, Priyanka Sethy, Kailey Shanks, Thomas J. Bollyky

    Equity and the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout

    Municipal health workers travel on a boat along the Solimoes river banks to administer the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Manacapuru, Amazonas state, Brazil on February 1, 2021.
    Food

    Pig Pandemics and Other "Epizootic" Threats

    by Ravensara S. Travillian

    COVID-19 is scary, and so are disease outbreaks in animals—they cause great economic devastation and disrupt human lives

    A statue of a hog with litter of suckling piglets. Pencil drawing by William Young Ottley (1771-1836). The picture is of a pencil drawing of a pig and her pups. CC BY 4.0 via Wellcome Collection
    Governance

    Anticipating Coronavirus in West Africa

    by Jason Socrates Bardi, Thomas J. Bollyky

    Interview with Nigeria CDC leader Chikwe Ihekweazu on outbreak detection, preparedness, response, and COVID-19 in Africa

    Picture shows a young boy carrying a backpack and wearing a school uniform standing in front of a brightly-colored building. A well-dressed woman directs him while a well-dressed man kneels and points a high-tech thermometer at his head to take his temperature.
    Governance

    Pandemic Reparations and Justice in Global Health Governance

    by David P. Fidler

    Does seeking damages from China for COVID-19 achieve justice or reveal that justice is a product of power politics?

    U.S. President Donald Trump looks at his briefing papers as he answers questions during an interview with Reuters about China, the coronavirus pandemic and other subjects on April 29, 2020. The photo shows the president at his desk in the Oval Office. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
    Poverty

    Argentina's Quarantine—The Long View

    by Carlos Javier Regazzoni

    To build on the country's early success against COVID-19, we should envision an overall Latin American pandemic response

    Argentine canoeist Sebastian Rossi trains in his girlfriend's pool, due to the coronavirus outbreak, as he prepares for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 8, 2020. The photo shows the canoeist rowing furiously in a swimming pool. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
    Migration

    There Is No Place Like Home for the Holidays

    by Samantha Kiernan, Priyanka Sethy

    U.S. air travel reaches record levels during the pandemic as COVID-19 cases surge across the country

    A man, wearing a red Santa Claus costume complete with a hat, beard, and bag full of toys, holds a scroll as he poses for a picture while sitting next to a decorated Christmas tree on a salt formation in the Dead Sea, near Ein Bokeq, Israel on November 15, 2020.
    Governance

    How to Future-Proof Medical Supplies

    by Peter Gourevitch, Deborah Seligsohn

    Building resilience in COVID-19's wake will require multiple strategies, including strengthening our medical stockpile

    A health worker in a demonstration calling on federal and local authorities to provide more Personal Protective Equipment outside New York-Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan on April 9, 2020. The image shows a man wearing a mask and holding a small sign above his head that says, "We need protection equipment." REUTERS/Mike Segar
    Aging

    Coronavirus in Toronto—Lessons Lost on a Second SARS

    by Allison Daniel

    The city's COVID-19 response is strongly informed by the experience of the earlier outbreak—but by no means exceptional

    Bird's eye view: visitors take in a panoramic scene of the city of Toronto, Canada, from the 553 meters (1815 feet) high CN Tower, which just reopened after coronavirus restrictions on July 15, 2020. The photo shows a woman wearing a mask looking out from the skyview of the tall building with the Toronto cityscape beneath her. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
    Governance

    Monkeypox in India—Facing the World's Latest Health Threat

    by Aatmika Nair, Siddhesh Zadey

    Barely back on its feet from COVID-19, India eyes monkeypox with trepidation

    Students hold a giant Indian national flag with green, white and orange stripes, during celebrations commemorating 75 years of India's Independence, in Ahmedabad, India, August 8, 2022.