Six years later, Massachusetts legislators say the pandemic highlighted issues of public health, preparedness and food security.

Worcester had 880 confirmed and probable COVID deaths from Jan. 1, 2020 to Feb. 26, 2025. The city had 71,615 confirmed and probable COVID infections during the pandemic. Just 16% of city residents ...

The fifth anniversary of COVID-19 is approaching. With a possible bird flu pandemic looming and a mysterious deadly outbreak spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we should quickly learn the ...

Five years ago this month, COVID-19 changed the world. The first pandemic in a century altered how Americans saw themselves, ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci discussed the importance of public health and scientific and policy lessons from the pandemic in Gaston Hall Feb. 1 as part of Georgetown University’s annual Whittington Lecture.

The Welsh Government has been urged to work more closely with the voluntary sector to ensure communities can respond ...

Pandemics are recurring tests of human preparedness, leadership and collective responsibility. Will we be ready for the next one?

A dismantled health infrastructure leaves the U.S. incredibly vulnerable, warns infectious-disease expert Michael Osterholm.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Host of the Retire Sooner podcast and CFP™ practitioner. The recent four-year anniversary of the World Health Organization’s Covid ...

The second COVID inquiry report reinforces that pandemics are not only health emergencies but also social crises, requiring ...

Robert Sokolowski spent 32 years in public education, including as a classroom teacher, an administrator, and the superintendent of a suburban Pennsylvania school district. He now advises school ...

The December Health Affairs, a theme issue about the lessons learned around the globe from the COVID-19 pandemic, covers topics including how modeling was used to respond to the pandemic, how health ...