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Instead of pouring public funds into private industry—as the United States did with COVID-19 vaccines—we must build public capacity and prioritize public objectives.
The anti-regulatory ethos of libertarian economics has dire consequences.
But awareness alone won't solve the problem. Here's what we should do.
Decades of biological research haven't improved diagnosis or treatment. We should look to society, not to the brain.
Until COVID-19, tuberculosis killed more people each year than any other infectious disease. Its rising toll is increasingly fueled by mass incarceration.
To meet the challenge of enduring spread in the years to come, we must prioritize primary care and community health over the profit-driven status quo.
Physicians have been fighting for health justice for decades. To succeed, we need practical models for collectively remaking our systems of care.
Our mastery over microbes is only a few decades old. It is also far more precarious than we imagine.
Concerns about long-term side effects have helped fuel vaccine hesitancy. An immunologist explains why we can be confident in vaccine safety.
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