This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Vaccine hesitancy—the delay by people to get inoculated even when shots are widely available—appears likely to be one more hurdle in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC would typically lead…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than half of all global COVID-19 deaths reported over the last week were found in the Americas—reporting more than 1.3 million new cases and 37,000 deaths, PAHO reports. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Baltimore is one of many U.S. cities that turned to a resilience corps in the past year to tackle the dual crises of the pandemic and unemployment, problems that have disproportionately impacted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Community colleges are a critical access point to higher education in the United States. Last year, roughly 1,000 community colleges enrolled more than 5.5 million students. These schools are also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even as much of the country thrills at the prospect of getting their COVID-19 shots, sizable pockets need convincing. In the immigrant and refugee communities of southwestern Kansas, cultural barriers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we start to see the light at the end of the pandemic’s dark tunnel, inequities in the distribution of vaccines across countries are coming under intense scrutiny. Unequal vaccine…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain the upper hand over SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report, from the International Organization for Migration and the Migration Policy Institute, analyzes global migration throughout 2020 and the impact of COVID-19 border closures and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prioritizing who receives the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines available saves lives and reduces spread of infection, a new study shows. While there is mostly universal agreement that older people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ten years after the United Nations recognised water and sanitation as human rights, the world finds itself reeling from the devastating toll of COVID-19, a virus against which hand-washing and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People who gave birth in the hospital and their nurses report the negative consequences of hospitals’ pandemic policies in a new study. “We found that visitor restrictions and separation policies…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has reached the one year mark. One year of change, of loss, of resilience, and of learning. For Surfrider’s Beach Cleanup program, this past year has presented challenges…