The CDC undoubtedly made some messaging and even decision mistakes – ending mask requirements too soon – which didn’t help. The agency is also still recovering from the severe loss of credibility it suffered in the last administration. But maybe, just maybe, sports fans, we haven’t really understood the game we are playing, writes Peter Katona and Seth Freeman.

As the United States catches up with internal vaccination goals, continued aggressive production and distribution by the United States of vaccines throughout the Western Hemisphere is the next logical public health action, writes Samuel Stratton.

The coronavirus didn’t stop at international boundaries—and neither should the vaccine, writes Michael Camuñez.

In Latin America, while the Trump administration whistled against the winds of global change, the Biden team needs to see that the days of dictating policy there are over, writes Abraham Lowenthal.

In order to halt the loss of innocent life in Iran, it is time for the United States to take a dramatic step: remove sanctions and bring Iran to the negotiating table, writes Ida Ghohestani.

Here is some context on whether we can trust the COVID-19 vaccine, write Peter Katona and Seth Freeman.

As we increasingly realize that the race to ensure healthcare worker wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic is a marathon and not a sprint, we must adjust our response to playing the long game, write Karen Miotto, Jesse Sanford, and Seth Freeman.

The pandemic and the associated economic and social shocks have accelerated many preexisting trends. Given this crowded and dynamic setting, this outlook offers an assessment of key themes and signposts to watch in 2021 and beyond, writes DJ Peterson.

Failure to address the societal problems revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic could be a failure to learn the meta-lessons from this crisis, writes Luke Matthews.

The next president of the United States must help to make the country part of the solution, and not continue to have the United States be part of the problem when it comes to the pandemic, writes Thomas Coates.