Public Health

We asked 12 leading thinkers to predict what happens in 2021 and beyond.

We don't yet know whether new variants of the coronavirus may impede vaccines’ efficacy. But they shouldn’t change anything about our approach to public health.

Terrorist violence and COVID-19 have set maternal health back decades.

Is it possible to have too many vaccines? We may soon find out.

Foreign-born doctors and entrepreneurs are at the forefront of fighting the pandemic and resuscitating economies, but nativist politicians still want to keep them out.

This is what an utter pandemic catastrophe looks like.

Even if the coronavirus treatment works as advertised, there are plenty of reasons to worry about how much good it can do.

Trump withdrew from the WHO. Biden can rebuild ties with the organization and make the United States an influential player in the fight against COVID-19.

From the Czech Republic and Germany to the Indian state of Kerala, governments that dealt decisively with the first wave of the coronavirus are drowning in the second wave.

The coronavirus has hit Haredi enclaves hard, but without clear directives from rabbis, isolated communities from Jerusalem to New York will continue to suffer.

Pandemics are not always transformative events. While some worrying preexisting trends could accelerate, it’s incorrect to assume that the coronavirus will end globalization, kill liberal democracy, or enhance China’s soft power.

Trump’s physician expressed optimism about the president’s health after he tested positive for the coronavirus. But his hospitalization brings to light new questions on what happens if a worst-case scenario hits while Americans are casting their votes.

Officials are warily watching for adversaries like Russia, Iran, and North Korea to exploit the moment.

The U.S. administration exports anti-abortion policies abroad and strips international agreements of references to “sexual orientation” and “gender identities.”

Immunization to COVID-19 is supposed to solve our problems—but it's starting to trigger even bigger ones.