We need to stop viewing “the unvaccinated” as a homogenous group, writes Abraar Karan, and instead understand them as individual people […]
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Solving global vaccine inequity requires new incentives for pharmaceutical companies
Abraar Karan and Thomas Pogge look at how we could subsidize the healthcare needs of the world’s poorest people into effective market demand […]
Abraar Karan: Give people better tools to stop viral transmission, and trust that they will use them
If public health systems don’t trust individuals, individuals will also not trust public health, writes Abraar Karan […]
Abraar Karan: Pandemics are stopped by people—here’s what we, as individuals, can still do
We should not underestimate our role as individuals in stopping the pandemic, writes Abraar Karan […]
Abraar Karan: Politics and public health in America—taking a stand for what is right
Doctors, scientists, and public health leaders are increasingly stepping into the fray and getting political, writes Abraar Karan […]
There is no stopping covid-19 without stopping racism
We urge all physicians and public health experts to take a firm stance against racism […]
Abraar Karan: Alone with our patients in a pandemic
As the number of people dying from covid-19 rises, Abraar Karan discusses how doctors are witnesses to the aftermath of society’s mishaps […]
Abraar Karan: Covid-19—on trust, experts, and the brilliance of everyday people
Abraar Karan considers the nature of expertise during a pandemic and argues that the notion of “the expert” is largely misplaced […]
Abraar Karan: To control the covid-19 outbreak, young, healthy patients should avoid the emergency room
Young, healthy people with symptoms of covid-19 can help to prevent outbreaks in emergency rooms where our society’s sickest will be seeking care, says Abraar Karan […]
Abraar Karan: Coronavirus—containing the parallel epidemics of xenophobia and misinformation
There is a grasp for the right information amid an evolving and even bigger epidemic of misinformation […]