List of Health articles
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A worker wearing protective gear walks near a locked down neighborhood in China. How China’s COVID-19 Lockdowns Will Impact the Global Economy
With China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen effected, supply chain problems could get worse.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gives a press conference. How U.S. Bioweapons in Ukraine Became Russia’s New Big Lie
A viral conspiracy theory could be used to justify an attack, the United States says.
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Demonstrators protest the vaccine mandate in Berlin. The Far-Right Has Turned East Germans Against Vaccines
Global anti-vaccine lies are finding local footholds.
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A Confederate flag with a truck painted on top of it is shown in front of Canada's Parliament near a sign that says "WE the FRINGE." Why Are Canadian Protesters Flying Confederate Flags?
How the Canadian trucker protests became a big-tent rally of Canada’s growing far-right.
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A face mask is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 26, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Economists Are Fueling the War Against Public Health
A new report is being hailed by conservatives—but doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
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People line up for COVID-19 testing in Tokyo. Japan Reconsiders COVID-19 Rules as Omicron Fills Hospitals
Tokyo’s policies have been strikingly successful but may now be outdated.
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Djokovic smiles while holding a tennis racket and towel. Novak Djokovic’s Visa Cancellation Is About Politics, Not Health
The Australian government attempts to hide its COVID-19 mismanagement.
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Then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives a medal. Why Germany Will Be at the Center of the Next Pandemic
Berlin has been made the home of the WHO’s first pandemic center for geopolitical reasons—and financial ones.
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A close-up of Erdogan speaking into a microphone in front of a Turkish flag Autocrats Are Exploiting COVID-19 to Weaken Central Bank Independence
The pandemic-induced economic crisis has created the perfect conditions for backtracking.
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Angela Merkel and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attend the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence’s opening. The WHO’s New Pandemic Center Isn’t Ready for Action
For now, the health agency’s newest hub is mostly just for show.
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Health workers wearing PPE stand next to buses at a cordoned-off section of the international arrivals area, where arriving travelers are to be taken into quarantine, at the international airport in Wuhan on Jan. 14. China Reckons With Omicron’s Specter
The biggest country to maintain “zero COVID” faces its greatest challenge yet.
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Health care workers in Lagos, Nigeria 5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About 2022
Start the new year on a bright note: Here are five things to be excited about.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi How Narendra Modi Nearly Lost His Way in 2021
India’s farmers’ protests and COVID-19 catastrophe may have slowed the prime minister’s rise.
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A syringe of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Year Vaccines Changed (Most) of the World
In 2021, the biggest vaccination drive in global history affected everything from public health to diplomacy.
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Protesters hold signs during an anti-vaccination rally at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Nov. 11. Why People Reject Vaccination—and How to Change Their Minds
Anti-vaccination beliefs are highly dependent on cultural and social context. Here’s what worked in two United States-based studies.
