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    Building COVID-19 Vaccine Production Capacity in LMICs

    by Reid Adler, Julia Barnes-Weise, Ana Santos Rutschman, Bridie Telford

    Patents aren't really the problem—usually

    A woman in a green sari receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside her house during a door-to-door vaccination drive on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on December 15, 2021.
    Aging

    Mothers, Children, and the Terrible Choice Between COVID-19 and Other Infections

    by Chip Lyons, Chris Collins

    Decisive action is required now to protect the most vulnerable from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during the pandemic

    Going out in a storm is a tough choice. Here a woman braves a sandstorm in Timbuktu, Mali, on July 29, 2013. Far worse is the decision many face today whether to brave COVID-19 for other health care. The photo shows a woman with a baby on her back walking through a desert. The wind is blowing strongly, as evidenced by the billowing cloth on their heads. REUTERS/Joe Penney
    Environment

    Revisiting the Origin Story of COVID-19

    by Erin M. Sorrell, Julie E. Fischer

    And why lab security in the age of COVID should be a priority

    Chinese scientists and officials wait at the Hubei Animal Epidemic Disease Prevention and Control Center during a visit with a World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of COVID-19, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on February 2, 2021.
    Trade

    COVID-19: It Ain’t Over Until There’s PPE All Over

    by Madeleine Ballard, Carey Westgate, The Community Health Impact Coalition

    None of us are safe until all health workers are protected. The time to start is now.

    Nurse Tatsanee Onthong, 26, receives help putting on PPE before attending to a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 22, 2020. Picture shows a nurse being helped into her PPE. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
    Governance

    Insuring 100 Million People During COVID-19

    by Melanie Coronel Santillan, Reiner Lorenzo J. Tamayo, Merla Rose D. Reyes , Swee Kheng Khor, Katherine Ann V. Reyes

    The Philippines' experience

    People wearing face masks as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) queue outside a government office, in Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 1, 2021.
    Governance

    Preparing for the COVID-19 Surge in the United States

    by Ali H. Mokdad

    States such as Louisiana, New York, Michigan, and North Carolina are likely to be among the hardest hit

    Normally bustling tourist mecca Bourbon Street lies deserted in the early afternoon during shelter in place orders to slow the spread of coronavirus in a photograph of New Orleans on March 27, 2020. The photo shows a view of the entrance to Bourbon street, which would normally be packed with tourists and other people, almost completely empty. REUTERS/Drone Base
    Food

    Online Grocery Shopping During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    by Kirsten Arm, Lindsey Miller, Anna Claire Tucker

    Opportunities to support equitable access to food

    Fresh orange carrots lie in bunches side by side for sale at a grocery store in Del Mar, California, on June 3, 2020.
    Poverty

    Combating COVID-19 Without Sacrificing Sustainable Development Goals

    by Mitsuru Mukaigawara

    We must not stop investing in long-term health projects—even under significant resource constraints in times of pandemic

    The author argues for pandemic responses that do not sacrifice long-term health projects—just as Kenyan fashionista James Maina Mwangi, on July 30, 2020, blends 160 stylish suits with sensible masks. Picture shows James smartly dressed in a well-appointed purple suit with a matching mask. In the background are striking blue and orange and green suits hanging on the wall. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
    Urbanization

    Bridging the Digital Divide in COVID-19

    by Anne Peacock

    Global pandemic should catalyze long-term solutions to increase internet access inside more homes for social resilience

    We are facing a digital moment of truth as a result of the new coronavirus. A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration and picture produced on May 13, 2017. the image shows the silhouette of a man on a laptop with green ones and zeroes, reminiscent of the film "The Matrix" projected over the image. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration
    Poverty

    Health-Systems Strengthening in the Age of COVID-19

    by Angela E. Micah, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Joseph L. Dieleman

    As the pandemic stresses many health-systems to their breaking point, it’s more important than ever to bolster them now

    Beds at a temporary field hospital set up in a sports complex by Medicines Sans Frontieres during the coronavirus outbreak in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, South Africa, on July 21, 2020. The photo shows a large gymnasium with lots of beds in rows. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
    Governance

    Defanging COVID-19 in China

    by Ali H. Mokdad, Simin Liu, Eric L. Ding

    China has successfully managed the pandemic, omicron could change that

    a man helps a woman consume a packet of traditional chinese medicine
    Gender

    India's COVID-19 Widows

    by Meera Khanna

    Why women need protection under international law

    dian widows listen to a talk by Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of NGO Sulabh International which funds some Indian widows sheltering in ashrams in Vindravan on March 3, 2015.