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2020 marked a turning point in public health with the emergence of a novel coronavirus.

03.25.2021 a close up of a virus

The Responsibilities of Experts

The Covid-19 moment has taught us that public health may not have been quite ready for the harsh glare of the global media spotlight.

03.10.2021 a graph of blue and white bars with text

The Hues of Heroism

Health care workers of color are over five times likelier to develop Covid-19 than the general public—and their households face worse health outcomes.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

02.11.2021 a close up of a virus

What’s Most Important

In the case of Covid-19, core to our thinking should be avoiding severity of disease and death. And as circumstances change that shape the risk of both, so should our thinking, our level of concern, and where we concentrate our energies.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

01.21.2021 a statue of liberty wearing a face mask

Introduction

In The Turning Point’s weekly essays, we will look backward and forward. What lessons have we absorbed during 2020, and will we learn as 2021 unfolds, that can guide us to the creation of a better, healthier world?

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein