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Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates
Americans’ Sharp Divide

July 28th, 2021 Part of: , .

COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES: Americans’ Sharp Divide Live Online Q&A with Robert Blendon, Health Policy Political Expert, and Joanne Kenen, Editor-at-Large for Health Care at POLITICO Presented jointly with POLITICO Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Watch on YouTube A deepening divide along political party lines regarding COVID-19 vaccine requirements raises pressing questions about how the U.S. might Read More…

The Coronavirus Pandemic
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Deepening Crisis

July 27th, 2021 Part of: , .

The Coronavirus Pandemic: Sub-Saharan Africa’s Deepening Crisis Live Online Q&A with Wafaie Fawzi, Professor of Population Sciences, and Professor of Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Global Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Watch on YouTube With the Delta variant fueling numbers of Read More…

The Alzheimer’s Treatment Controversy
Implications of Accelerated Drug Approvals

July 20th, 2021 Part of: .

The Alzheimer’s Treatment Controversy: Implications of Accelerated Drug Approvals Live Online Q&A with Aaron Kesselheim, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Director, Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital Presented jointly with Reuters Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Watch on YouTube The recent controversy surrounding the FDA approval of a new Read More…

The Coronavirus Pandemic
The Mental Health Impacts of Reopening Society

June 29th, 2021 Part of: .

THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: The Mental Health Impacts of Reopening Society Live Online Q&A with Karestan Koenen, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Watch on YouTube After more than a year of measures such as mask mandates and Read More…

The Global Pandemic Crisis
Variants, Surges, and Vaccines

June 14th, 2021 Part of: , , .

The Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forums The Global Pandemic Crisis: Variants, Surges, and Vaccines Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Watch on YouTube The global coronavirus pandemic picture is mixed. While vaccination rates increase and death rates drop in some countries, others are struggling with deadly surges and vaccine shortages. Read More…

The Coronavirus Pandemic
Latin America’s Unfolding Crisis

May 25th, 2021 Part of: .

The Coronavirus Pandemic: Latin America’s Unfolding Crisis Live Online Q&A with Marcia Castro, Chair, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & GBH Tuesday, May 25, 2021 12 pm ET Read More…

India’s COVID-19 Crisis
Variants, Vaccines and Surges

May 13th, 2021 Part of: .

India’s COVID-19 Crisis: Variants, Vaccines and Surges Live Q&A with K. “Vish” Viswanath, Director, Harvard Chan India Research Center, and Louise Ivers, Executive Director, MGH Center for Global Health Presented jointly with Reuters Thursday, May 13, 2021 Watch on YouTube India is experiencing a catastrophic surge of coronavirus cases — more than 22.66 million confirmed Read More…

The Coronavirus Pandemic
The Latest on Variants and Rapid Testing

April 20th, 2021 Part of: .

The Coronavirus Pandemic: The Latest on Variants and Rapid Testing Presented jointly by The Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and The World from PRX & GBH Facebook Live Q&A with Michael Mina, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health  Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Watch on Read More…

The Coronavirus Pandemic
Tracking Long COVID

April 15th, 2021 Part of: .

The Coronavirus Pandemic: Tracking Long COVID Facebook Live Q&A with Andrew Chan, Professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH Thursday, April 15, 2021 Watch on YouTube Scientists and doctors are working to understand “long COVID” — a Read More…