Covid-19 and vaccines—known unknowns
On 25 February 2021, The BMJ hosted a webinar on covid-19 vaccines. An expert panel discussed the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, as well as dose schedules and obstacles […]
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Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a covid-19 world
Gender inequality still underpins and weakens our social, economic, and health systems, says Roopa Dhatt […]
John Ashton: covid-19 and public accountability—lessons from history
In his recent hard hitting editorial, Kamran Abbasi, executive editor at The BMJ, raises a series of important questions about the failure of the covid-19 pandemic response, not least in […]
Covid-19 in Brazil: the government has failed to prevent the spread of the virus
Under the leadership of president Jair Bolsonaro, the federal government in Brazil has failed to implement a systematic plan to prevent the spread covid-19. Instead, under the pretext of shortening […]
Covid-19: We must tackle obesity and health inequalities in order to build back better
The UK’s death rate from covid-19 is the fifth highest globally, largely due to the high number of people living with obesity and overweight. A new report from World Obesity […]
Let primary care providers vaccinate their patients against covid-19
The pandemic has upended the role of primary care providers in the US, but putting them at the heart of the vaccine rollout would help to restore their place, writes […]
To end covid-19, we must end discrimination and inequality
We have seen before how inequalities prolong crises, writes Mandeep Dhaliwal, which is why all countries must help to end this pandemic for everyone, everywhere […]
The mental strain of covid-19 never really abates—HCWs’ experiences of the covid-19 pandemic
We now have an opportunity to come to terms with the psychological impact of the last year, argue Claire Copeland and Sally Greenbrook […]
Karl Friston and Anthony Costello: A measured approach to zero covid
It’s possible for a context-sensitive containment strategy to not only work in principle, but in practice, say Karl Friston and Anthony Costello […]
John Puntis: We need a people’s covid-19 inquiry now
In a powerful plea for justice, Kamran Abbasi suggests in an Editorial in The BMJ that the consequences of government mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic amount to “social murder.” However, […]