This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than a dozen countries across Africa are at a high risk for measles outbreaks, after millions of children missed their measles and rubella vaccines during the pandemic, Precision Vaccinations reports.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I first joined MSF in September 2014, as part of the response to the West African Ebola outbreak that hit Liberia that year. On the day I applied for the role, I saw everyone…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than half a year has passed since the first vaccine for COVID-19 and almost half the US has protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But there still isn’t one for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Those living in rural versus metropolitan counties, and those living farther from the hospital where they received their cancer diagnosis, are more likely to find out at a later cancer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the U.S. have been proved to be safe and effective, recent reports of rare adverse events, or side effects, have raised concerns. On…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2019 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award has been presented to our Director Jeremy Farrar in recognition of his work to improve global public health. Ahead of the award ceremony…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent decades, the world has made dramatic progress in lowering the number of deaths from infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, HIV, malaria, and polio. But as campaigns are paused or cut…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As someone who studies immune responses to respiratory infections, I’ve watched news of the emerging coronavirus variants with concern. I wondered whether vaccination or previous infection would provide protection against…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The profound social and economic damage of Covid-19 highlight flaws in the systems we have in place to prepare for and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. Beth Thompson, Head of UK & EU…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After Uganda’s health minister received a COVID-19 vaccine in March, a widely-circulated tweet claimed that the syringe was empty and did not pierce her skin. In actuality, while Jane Ruth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is the first to document what coral genes are doing in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The vaccination gap still looks a lot like America’s political divide,” Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann report for NBC News. “There continue to be Two Americas when it comes…