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Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cheryl Baxter, Stellenbosch University, and Jean Nachega, Stellenbosch University The mpox outbreak in Africa…
Who gets to decide when the pandemic is over?
It’s been two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic, and since…
The Global Risks Report 2022 revealed the top risks facing the world – So what can we do about it?
The Global Risks Report reveals the top risks requiring urgent global action. Past years have seen a lack of mobilization…
The Hunt For Coronavirus Variants: How The New One Was Found And What We Know So Far
Since early in the COVID pandemic, the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been monitoring changes…
Cities that connect people and nature are a post-pandemic priority, conference hears
Care homes that let people age with integrity, green kindergartens and community centres that bring together people of…
5 Things You Should Know About The Delta Variant
As the new coronavirus strain, called the Delta variant, spreads, experts are taking it seriously. For the first…
Is Pandemic Isolation Pushing People Towards Extremism?
Right-wing extremists are taking advantage of COVID-19 restrictions and conspiracy theories to radicalise and recruit new supporters While…
How To Relieve Stress & Anxiety During The COVID-19 Pandemic
It has been over a year and a half since the COVID-19 virus was labeled a global pandemic…
5 Ways You Can Stay Connected With Others During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, the way we think, the way we act, and…
The Balancing Act: What We’ve Learned From One Year Of Working From Home
• Remote working because of the pandemic has fused work and home life like never before. • Personal…
Why People Think Suburbs Are Best After Pandemic
There was a time before the pandemic when people valued being able to walk to and from work.…
People gave up on flu pandemic measures a century ago when they tired of them – and paid a price
Picture the United States struggling to deal with a deadly pandemic. State and local officials enact a slate…
3 Medical Innovations Fueled By COVID-19 That Will Outlast The Pandemic
A number of technologies and tools got a chance to prove themselves for the first time in the…
How To Build More Resilient Countries After The COVID-19 Pandemic
In 2020, the world witnessed what happens when a global risk becomes reality. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have…
Why COVID-19 Won’t Kill Cities
For those of you who live in cities, ask yourself: What it is about your urban lifestyle that…
When Can Children Get The COVID-19 Vaccine? 5 Questions Parents Are Asking
The first COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for use in the U.S., and states have been drawing up…
COVID-19 Vaccines: How Pfizer’s And Moderna’s 95% Effective mRNA Shots Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven a massive allocation of resources towards producing solutions, from identifying life-saving medications, tracking…
How COVID-19 Vaccines Will Get From The Factory To Your Local Pharmacy
Bahar Aliakbarian is an expert in supply chain management in pharmaceuticals and a professor at the School of…
5 Ways To Improve Emergency Preparedness For Next Time
A new analysis of the United States government’s response to COVID-19 highlights myriad problems with its emergency preparedness…
How The Modern World Was Shaped By Epidemics 500 Years Ago
The coronavirus pandemic has been compared with many previous contagions, including the great plague and the 1918 Spanish…
7 Steps To Stay COVID-Safe This Winter
As temperatures fall, people are spending more time indoors. That heightens the risk of the coronavirus spreading, but…
How And When Will We Know That A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe And Effective?
With COVID-19 vaccines currently in the final phase of study, you’ve probably been wondering how the FDA will…
History Tells Us Trying To Stop Diseases Like COVID-19 At The Border Is A Failed Strategy
To explain why the coronavirus pandemic is much worse in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world,…
5 Lessons We Must Take From The Coronavirus Crisis
The tele-health team at Jefferson Health has been calling themselves the “Night’s Watch”, a reference to the battle-hardened…
COVID-19: How Past Crises Are Helping The World’s Cities To Respond And Rebuild
In early 2018, parched by a severe drought, Cape Town rallied its residents and businesses to slash water…
We May Have To Live With The Coronavirus. And It’s Going To Be Painful
The media want us to believe that we are on the path to recovery. But keeping a lid…
To Save Lives Or To Save Jobs — Which Do People Think Should Come First In This Pandemic?
A survey reveals what global markets think the government should prioritise amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, the public…
Which Drugs And Therapies Are Proven To Work, And Which Ones Don’t, For COVID-19?
I am a physician and a scientist at the University of Virginia. I care for patients and conduct…
10 Misconceptions About The 1918 Flu, The ‘Greatest Pandemic In History’
Pandemic: It’s a scary word. But the world has seen pandemics before, and worse ones, too. Consider the…
Coronavirus: Governments Knew A Pandemic Was A Threat – Here’s Why They Weren’t Better Prepared
Most people think or at least hope their government is doing a good job in the face of…
Nurses On The Front Lines: A History Of Heroism From Florence Nightingale To Coronavirus
Nurses are heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. May 12 is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of…
Coronavirus: Could The World Have Prepared Better For A Pandemic?
As much of the world gets used to social distancing, school closures and restrictions in movement in response…
The Mysterious Disappearance Of The First SARS Virus, And Why We Need A Vaccine For The Current One But Didn’t For The Other
Some people question why the current coronavirus has brought the world to standstill while a previous deadly coronavirus,…
Reshaping Climate Action In A Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic teaches valuable lessons on how to better act on the climate crisis. For the first…
What Will The World Be Like After Coronavirus? Four Possible Futures
Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night…
Corporate Socialism: The Government Is Bailing Out Investors And Managers Not You
The U.S. government is enacting measures to save the airlines, Boeing, and similarly affected corporations. While we clearly…
How Cities Can Prepare For The Next Pandemic
According to Johns Hopkins CSSE, the COVID-19 outbreak has recorded more than 20 million confirmed cases and 760,000…
Why So Many Epidemics Originate In Asia And Africa – And Why We Can Expect More
The coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, is a frightening reminder of the imminent global threat posed by emerging…
Coronavirus: We Need To Start Preparing For The Next Viral Outbreak Now
The coronavirus outbreak is officially a crisis – let’s not waste it. Undeniably, the international community is taking…
We’re In Danger Of Drowning In A Coronavirus ‘Infodemic’. Here’s How We Can Cut Through The Noise
The novel coronavirus that has so far killed more than 1,100 people now has a name – COVID-19.…
The Countries Best And Worst Prepared For A Pandemic
Pandemics are the largest killers of humankind throughout history. Right now, we are facing the HIV/AIDS pandemic which…
The Simple Reason Why We Are Seeing More New Infectious Diseases Today
One would think that our world, compared to the past centuries where pandemics have killed millions of people…
What We Know Suggests The Economic Impact Of Wuhan Coronavirus Will Be Limited
The Wuhan coronavirus has had a significant human toll. More than 100 people have died and nearly 3,000…
The Countries Best Prepared To Deal With A Pandemic
Multiple times across history, pandemics killed large proportions of humanity. One of the recent pandemics includes the emergence…
Flu Plane: Are We Really Ready For A Global Pandemic?
An Emirates airliner was quarantined at John F Kennedy International Airport on September 5 after several passengers reported flu-like symptoms.…