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U.S. school systems are stuck between two bad choices. A classroom chair rests between two dismantled water fountains at Edmondson Westside High School in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 28, 2020. The photo shows a red chair in a beige-colorored hallway where two porticos feature white porcelain basins now dry for the pandemic. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

The Kids Are (Not) Alright

by Kevin O’Rourke, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Theo Vos

Analyzing the evidence against—and in support of—reopening schools during COVID-19

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The bar chart shows sources of pandemic preparedness spending, organizations and countries

Funding Pandemic Preparedness: A Global Public Good

by Hayley Stutzman, Angela E. Micah, Joseph L. Dieleman

Pandemics in a globalized world require global responses. We must be better equipped and funded.

Medical staff pose for a portrait in a combination of photos at Harborview Medical Center during the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in Seattle, Washington on April 8, 2020. Picture is a composite photo with a grid of health care workers wearing scrubs. A few are wearing masks. REUTERS/David Ryder
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COVID-19: This Crisis Should Make Us Stronger

by Ali H. Mokdad

As efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 succeed, those who are better off must help the most vulnerable

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
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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

Molecular epidemiology: a laboratory worker at the Wielkopolska Center for Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery in Poznan, Poland performs diagnostic tests for the novel coronavirus on March 3, 2020. Picture shows a lab worker in a white lab coat sitting at a bench surrounded by test tubes preparing samples for analysis. REUTERS/Agencja Gazeta/Lukasz Cynalewski
Governance

Laboratory Diagnostics—Rarely Appreciated Until Something Goes Wrong

by Erin M. Sorrell, Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Julie E. Fischer

Problems with COVID-19 testing highlights need for strong U.S. labs to detect, control, and respond to emerging diseases