Global Politics of COVID-19
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The Global Politics of COVID-19 project investigates and evaluates the many political and legal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic around the world. Assessing the political priorities of national and multinational pandemic responses, we advocate for just and science-based policies on issues ranging from vaccine distribution to lockdowns and other public health measures.
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Intellectual Property and the Politics of Public Good in Covid-19: Framing Law, Institutions, and Ideas During TRIPS Waiver Negotiations at the WTO

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Matthew M. Kavanagh, Sara Fischer, Lucia Vitale, Akinyi Lisa…
September 20, 2023
Op-ed
How President Biden Can Expand Global COVID-19 Test-To-Treat
Ngozi Erondu, Sharonann Lynch, Zain Rizvi, Rachel M. Cohen, Brook Baker, Emily Bass, Reshma Ramachandran, Emily…
April 6, 2022
Publication
Open Letter to the World Health Organization
Sharonann Lynch 30 January 2022 To: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO Open Letter to the World Health Organisation Re: COVID Won’t Wait–The Urgent Need for…
January 31, 2022
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India Must Have Vaccine Transparency for the World’s Largest Immunization Program to Succeed
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January 14, 2021
Expert Column
The WHO Reform Process – Opportunities and Challenges
Tine Hanrieder, Head of Research Group Global Humanitarian Medicine, WZB Main point: Reform efforts at the WHO have been going on for years. New reformers should avoid past mistakes and…
June 24, 2020
Expert Column
Are Immunity Certificates Fool’s Gold?
Mara Pillinger, Former Senior Associate The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but lockdowns are unsustainable. Policymakers are desperately searching for new policy tools that will allow…
June 17, 2020