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    Is It the End of COVID-19 as We Know it?

    by Mary Brophy Marcus

    IHME Director Christopher Murray weighs in on the state of the pandemic, the new omicron vaccine, and flu season

    A close-up photo of a hand in a black medical glove shows Dr. Mayank Amin preparing a Moderna COVID booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants, at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, September 8, 2022.
    Gender

    What Other Sectors Can Show for Women's Leadership in COVID-19

    by Rachel A. George

    Lessons on inclusion from the fields of conflict resolution, security, and business

    Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee on a phone in New York on October 7, 2011. The efforts of Gbowee and other women to peace-building in Liberia was seen as critical to securing a lasting peace. The photo shows the nobel laureate in great spirits talking on the phone. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
    Governance

    The Seismic Shift in Mental Health Care Since COVID-19

    by Katherine Leach-Kemon, Damian Santomauro, Alize Ferrari, Ruri Syailendrawati

    Isolation, job loss, and gender based violence contributed to the uptick in people living with anxiety and depression

    a woman wearing a white patterned t shirt wipes tears off her face
    Governance

    North Korea's COVID-19 Crisis: An Impossible Outbreak in the "Impossible State"

    by Mary Brophy Marcus, Samantha Kiernan

    Victor Cha, Korea chair at CSIS, on the health, political, and economic factors shaping North Korea's outbreak

    Hundreds of women dressed in pink and white traditional North Korean gowns stand in rows in a central area of Pyongyang, North Korea, on Women's Day in March 2022.
    Governance

    South Africa’s War on COVID-19

    by Charles Shey Wiysonge

    Key dates, interventions, and impacts of responses are helping to create a community of practice among African countries

    People cross normally busy—now largely empty—Adderley Street in central Cape Town, South Africa, on April 14, 2020, during the 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus. This is a stunning photo showing a broad main thoroughfare that is completely bereft of cars. Four people are seen crossing the wide street, each silhouetted against the early or late sun reflecting off the asphalt pavement. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
    Governance

    What Happens When COVID-19 Ends?

    by Ankit Raj

    The pandemic has exposed cracks in our health-care systems, shortsightedness of human interests, and poor public policy

    A man drives an auto-rickshaw depicting the coronavirus to create awareness about staying at home during a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19—in Chennai, India, on April 23, 2020. The image shows a vehicle painted red and covered with crown spikes reminiscent of the virus, which appear to be made of paper mache. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar
    Trade

    Commercial Determinants of Health in COVID-19

    by Adnan Hyder, Meghan Werbick, Paul Ndebele, Nino Paichadze

    Often part of the problem in pandemics, private sector businesses can be part of the solution as well and protect people

    Customers wearing facemasks are reflected in a mirror as they stand on an escalator inside the department store Le Printemps Haussmann in Paris, France, amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 28, 2020. The photo shows people on an escalator with the photo showing mirror images on the left and right of the frame. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
    Poverty

    Epidemics and Infodemics in the Post-Truth Era, from Ebola to COVID-19

    by Sonya Stokes

    Social media can be a powerful weapon in the post-truth era. Or it can be a catalyst for the next global health disaster

    Traders sit near a deserted crossing point between Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus on March 23, 2020. The photo shows a number of women sitting in front of a storefront painted blue and adorned by a large cartoon figure of a cow giving a thumb's up. REUTERS/Olivia Acland
    Migration

    Travel Restrictions on China due to COVID-19

    by Samantha Kiernan, Madeleine DeVita

    A new global tracker mapping the impact of the new coronavirus on movement around the world

    The image is a map of the world showing different countries colored different hues based on four levels of travel restrictions.
    Governance

    How to Save Lives in a COVID-19 Pandemic

    by Cyrus Shahpar, Amanda McClelland, Tom Frieden

    Global preparedness is critical to saving lives and sparing health, societal, and economic impacts—now and in the future

    Image shows a graph with severity versus transmissibility and several pandemics plotted.
    Governance

    A "To Undo" List for the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Response

    by Laura Hoemeke, Nandini Oomman, David Neal, Arush Lal, Rohini Rajgopal

    The incoming administration must unwind competing messages dispensed by the incumbent and recalibrate health norms

    The White House briefing room is dark and empty after the coronavirus task force did not hold a briefing in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2020.
    Governance

    COVID-19 This Week—The Looming Question: Internal Travel Restrictions

    by Tom Frieden

    To reduce risk, we must close bars and other indoor spaces, reduce crowds, mask up, wash hands, and increase distancing

    Each state's progress towards reduction in symptoms and cases, health system readiness, and increased testing. The image shows a map of the united states with four colors according to outbreak status. SOURCE: Covid Exit Strategy