Almost nine in 10 parents in England say they favour giving their children a Covid vaccine if they are offered it, according to a national survey released by the Office for National Statistics. The survey of more than 4,400 parents with children under the age of 16 and attending school found that 88...
This series of situational and policy briefs summarises key practical and operational aspects of the COVID-19 response in relation to migrants and refugees. They include public health and policy recommendations and perspectives that build on the Lancet Migration Global Statement recommendations to...
The impacts of climate change on homeless populations after the Pandemic Luiz A C Galvão, Mariya Bezgrebelna, Sean Kidd, Nísia Trindade Lima. The notion that health crises unfairly and disproportionately affect vulnerable populations was observed and documented during the greatest health crisis of...
Health systems resilience is key to learning lessons from country responses to crises such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this perspective, we review COVID-19 responses in 28 countries using a new health systems resilience framework. Through a combination of literature review, national...
COVID-19 affects all age groups in multiple ways. These effects vary according to individuals’ ages and wider circumstances, be they frail older people, children and youth in education, or workers of all ages. They are also occurring within broader crises of intergenerational justice. The notion of...
An international and independent investigation to examine the alternative hypotheses is urgently needed, and the US and Chinese governments should cooperate fully and transparently with such an inquiry. In the meantime, scientists, politicians, and pundits should acknowledge the uncertainties that...
A noção de que crises sanitárias afetam de forma injusta e desproporcional as populações vulneráveis ganhou concretude durante a maior crise sanitária deste século, devidamente observada e documentada. Estudos demonstraram que a distribuição da Covid-19 ocorre de maneira desigual entre diferentes...
HONORING OUR PUBLIC HEALTH HEROES WHO PROTECT US ALL A hero is every public health professional in communities across America working to protect us from COVID-19 and other health threats. They are public health department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention professionals who are working...
At a time when the lives of children around the world are being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the new animated short film My Hero is You shows them they can be heroes by taking small actions to stay healthy and protect those they love. Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health...