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eople wearing masks are seen at a railway station, as the Czech government bans most travel to contain the spread of the COVID-19.

Global Travel Restrictions: Lessons from COVID-19 to Marburg

by Aggrey Aluso

Recent outbreaks have resurfaced conversations about when travel restrictions are appropriate to contain virus spread

Gender
Frontier Airlines flight attendants check safety equipment

The Case for Menstrual Products on Airplanes

by Suhanee Mitragotri

A shirtless elderly man with tanned skin and a white beard wearing a lavender turban is captured mid-speech
Aging

The World's Oldest Communities

by Caroline Kantis

A look at Blue Zones, spots where people live well into their 90s

U.S. swimmer Tara Kirk Sells swims breaststroke in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she earned a silver medal
Governance

Tokyo Olympics Health Measures Are a Game Changer

by Tara Kirk Sell

Olympic champion-turned public health expert Tara Kirk Sell on COVID-fighting plans at the summer games

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.
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

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
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