Coronaviruses

A young student wears a face mask on her first day back at her Freetown, Sierra Leone secondary school on October 5, 2020. Image: SAIDU BAH/AFP via Getty Images

A Faint Specter in Sierra Leone: Covid-19

Tourists wear face masks at Santa Claus Village in the Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, December 18, 2020. Image: Kaisa Siren/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty

In Finland, Respect for Rules is a Major Asset

A view from Milford Beach, on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. April 2021. Image: Robert Borotkanics

In New Zealand, A Response to be Proud of

Person in PPE looks out over Red Square, Moscow. Shutterstock

TB & HIV Slip Through COVID-Weakened Safety Nets

Street scene in Coyoacan, Mexico City. Image courtesy of Angélica López Hernández

In Mexico, Vaccines Arrive, but Cases Rise

West Dhanmondi, Dhaka, March 31, 2021. Image:Taufique Joarder

In Bangladesh, Plenty of Vaccines but Few Takers

The Big Question: Will Vaccine Passports Fly?

A man works in a mass grave at the cemetery Nossa Senhora Aparecida in Manaus, Brazil. May 19, 2020. Image: Lucas Silva/picture alliance/Getty

Brazilian Physician on a Mission

Locals wearing masks hustle through the center of Krakow, Poland on February 5, 2021. Image: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

50 Million Responses and Counting: Tracking COVID-19 in Real Time

A “Field of Flags” on the National Mall sets the stage for President-elect Biden’s inauguration, representing the thousands who wouldn’t be able to attend because of the pandemic and tight security, Jan. 18, 2021, Washington, DC. Image: Timothy A. Clary/A

6 Ways the Biden-Harris Team Can Show Leadership and Rebuild Trust

A poster in Hanoi, Vietnam reminds people to take protective measures against COVID-19, April 1, 2020 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Image: Linh Pham/Getty

COVID-19 Isn't Political; Its Response Shouldn't Be Politicized

A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation on February 28, 2020 in Nutley, New Jersey. Image: Kena Betancur/Getty

Pandemic Showcases Value of Global Health R&D, While Imperiling its Future