Ending the covid-19 pandemic requires widespread, global vaccination, but vaccine costs and logistics present serious obstacles. Over 12 billion doses of covid-19 vaccines have been procured, and high income countries […]
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Richard Smith: Time for a radical pivot in the welfare state, including the NHS
Every so often we encounter a book, or even an article, that says something important and changes our thinking. Often they are books that express clearly something that we have […]
The catastrophic Brazilian response to covid-19 may amount to a crime against humanity
Cases of covid-19 are rising in Brazil, as the more transmissible P1 variant spreads across the country. […]
Contrasting figures on adherence to self-isolation show that support is even more important than ever
As the UK government announce plans to expand testing rollout, Stephen Reicher and colleagues argue that testing without support for self-isolation won’t work […]
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 […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—2 April 2021
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Preparing for the next pandemic requires public health focused industrial policy
Every time that the world faces a major epidemic outbreak, we are reminded of how ill-prepared we are to effectively deal with the emergence of new infectious diseases. This is […]
Charlotte Squires: The shielding doctor—one year on
One morning in early March 2020, I found myself sat under a lemon tree on a Mallorcan farmstay, frantically emailing my haematologist over ropey wi-fi. Early information had been released […]
Emma Doble: WHO Global Diabetes Compact—Inviting people living with diabetes to sit at the table
In November 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it was launching a Global Diabetes Compact to identify ways to support countries to develop and implement programmes to prevent and […]
Clare Wenham: Why vaccine passports are gendered
Vaccine passports are being dubbed the solution to reopen economies and get back to some form of reality. The principle is straightforward: those who’ve had a vaccine would be able […]