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COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 16 July
Top stories: Los Angeles reimposes mask mandate, WHO asks for transparency on COVID origins and US administers over 336 million doses.
Why disciplines must work together to prepare for future pandemics
The key to preparing for future pandemics will be 'interdisciplinarity'. Progress relies more than ever on making connections between science and tech
The COVID vaccine market is worth at least $150 billion. Can we stop it being flooded with fakes?
Counterfeit COVID vaccines are flooding the market, threatening the world's progress towards collective immunity. We must use technology to halt the forgers
COVID-19: The debate around vaccine passports
Vaccine passports and vaccine hesitancy is no new phenomenon. But issues of fairness linked to global access to COVID-19 vaccines has risen in the pandemic.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 15 July
Top stories: Haiti receives first COVAX vaccine doses; Australian state of Victoria in five-day lockdown; cases of COVID-19 among Olympic athletes.
The pandemic has damaged youth employment: Here’s how we can help
The pandemic has had a profound effect on young people’s economic opportunities. Fixing that will call for a blended approach.
How civil society organizations can help tackle pandemics
Vulnerable people around the world have been hard hit by COVID-19. Community-based groups are well placed to provide education and vaccination programmes.
What COVID-19 was like for parents with a newborn during lockdown
A new study has found that over 90% of parents reported spending more quality moments with their partner and child since the beginning of the pandemic.
COVID-19: What is the future of the EU economy?
The first set of National Recovery and Resilience Plans give reason to be optimistic, but much will depend on their implementation by the member states.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 14 July
Top stories: Australia extends lockdown; WTO chief says COVAX struggling for vaccines; Russia records its highest daily death toll of the pandemic.
This school-in-a-bag helps educate the most remote areas
The Solar Media Bag has been trialled in Uganda, Ethiopia and Mozambique. School teachers in rural areas can use it to turn any space into a classroom.
Johnson Controls’ George Oliver: Leadership 'rhythms' can drive innovation, opportunity
During the COVID-19 crisis, those in critical infrastructure joined doctors and nurses in the pandemic’s front line as temporary hospitals and isolation rooms were needed nearly overnight...