At the start of the 2022–2023 academic year, a group of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students approached me to ask whether I…
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived on the scene, the near-universal imposition of lockdowns and public health restrictions prompted many…
Health care providers are trained to inform, counsel, and provide optimal care to patients, regardless of their setting or immigration…
The 2019 Global Health Security Index concluded that although “no country is fully prepared for epidemics or pandemics,” the United States…
This chapter discusses the historically entrenched practice of minority scapegoating during epidemics, exemplified by the return of anti-…
The goal of this study is to explore predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, including socio-demographic factors, comorbidity, risk…
Hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine remains high among the US population. Now that the vaccine is available to priority populations, it…
Times of strain often lead to explosions of religiosity, as people turn to faith as a balm against misfortune. The coronavirus pandemic,…
Welcome. My name is Kathryn Sikkink. I am the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and I will be…
Douglas A. Johnson began his career as a human rights activist while earning his undergraduate degree in philosophy (1975) at Macalester…