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When a new public health threat emerges – like the highly infectious Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus – detecting the first case before there has been widespread community transmission …

How do you know tax policies are not discriminatory if the IRS doesn’t collect data on race? This question triggered curiosity in Dr. Dorothy Brown, professor of law and author …

Our Community of Practice is giving public health communicators a place to learn, share and cope with the Pandemic Covid-19 reminded the world just how crucial effective communication is in a …

Within communities, countries, and continents—it sometimes feels that we are stuck in addressing the world’s big and urgent economic, social, and environmental challenges. Too many of the existing institutions and …

Technological advancements have made sequencing quicker and more affordable, but collaboration, outreach, and trust are needed to achieve representative samples from underserved populations. The course of the Covid-19 pandemic depends not …

This month’s annual U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP26, was held in Glasgow, Scotland at a fraught moment for humanity. For the 26th time, the world came together to respond to …

Despite ample vaccine supplies, outbreaks among unvaccinated populations in the US and the appearance of the Delta variant promote infection in fully vaccinated individuals. These breakthrough infections must be carefully …

“Is it even possible? What will it take?” Every day I hear variations on these questions from scientists, government officials, media, and concerned citizens from every walk of life. Each …

The FDA Advisory Panel’s endorsement on Tuesday of Coronavirus vaccinations for children ages 5-11 means kids could be receiving shots as soon as next week. For some parents, these headlines …

This World Food Day came at a critical inflection point for our food systems. There is broad recognition that the way we eat now is failing to protect our health …