Michael Clemens
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George W. Bush in 2005: 'If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare'
In the summer of 2005, President George W. Bush was on vacation when he began flipping through an advanced copy of a new book about the 1918 flu pandemic.
Coming 5,000 miles to die for the NHS
Two British-Sudanese doctors became the first doctors to die of coronavirus in the UK. This is their story.
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Africa: A Round-Up of This Week’s Analysis
The coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on the African continent. Here’s a selection of this week’s coverage on the observed and expected economic impacts across the continent.
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3M Response to Defense Production Act Order
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M issued the following statement in response to the announcements issued by the White House last evening:
Over the last several weeks and months, 3M and its employ
Measles threat grows amid COVID-19 crisis: vaccine group
Measles threat grows amid COVID-19 crisis: vaccine group
Why Is Trump So Timid With the Defense Production Act?
The administration has all the authority it needs to produce medical supplies and prepare for a potential vaccine.
Testing for testing times
The economic and medical fight against COVID-19 are linked, as Mathias Dewatripont and a team of virologist pointed out on VoxEU recently. The linchpin is testing. This column argues that testing is
COVID-19: consequences for international migration and development
By Jason Gagnon, Development economist, OECD Development Centre This blog is part of a series on tackling the coronavirus (COVID-19) in developing countries. The OECD is compiling data, information…
Coronavirus Pushes Biggest Migration in the Americas Underground
Colombia’s decision to close its border with Venezuela amid the virus scare is allowing armed groups to exploit desperate Venezuelan migrants more.
Trump administration ended pandemic early-warning program to detect coronaviruses
The program had worked with labs in Wuhan, China, and around the world to detect deadly viruses that could jump from animals to humans.
Coronavirus Live Updates: White House Debates How Far to Go on Face Mask Guidelines
President Trump lashed out at Congressional Democrats for announcing an oversight committee to monitor the virus response. Nearly 10 million Americans have lost their jobs. Critical medicines are running low.
Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law
Citing little-known power given to the CDC to ban entry of people who might spread disease and ignoring the Refugee Act of 1980, an internal memo has ordered Border Patrol agents to push the overwhelming majority of migrants back into Mexico.
I'm a foreign-born doctor fighting America's war against the coronavirus. The US needs more of us.
Now more than ever, the U.S. needs more health care professionals, regardless of their race or nationality.
Updating CBO’s Economic Forecast to Account for the Pandemic | Congressional Budget Office
As a result of the continued disruption of commerce stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, CBO expects the unemployment rate to exceed 10 percent as gross domestic product declines during the second quarter.
Does One Size Fit All? Realistic Alternatives for COVID-19 Response in Low-Income Countries
In the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now evident that many of the public health and hospital-based interventions deployed by high-income countries (HICs) may be ineffective or infeasible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We...