Gregg Gonsalves

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Nation public health correspondent Gregg Gonsalves is the codirector of the Global Health Justice Partnership and an associate professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health.

Stephen Hahn watches Donald Trump at a press conference.

You Think Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse With the Pandemic? You Think Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse With the Pandemic?

Think again. The past two weeks have been nothing short of a clusterfuck in Washington.

Sep 3, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Two students and a parent, all wearing masks, check into NYU dorms.

So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking

No one is immune to the wish to return to normal life. But if we don’t learn to manage and resist it, 2021 could be the year of living—and dying—dangerously.

Aug 20, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

A gloved hand holds a syringe and a small vial of liquid marked

Trump’s October Surprise: A Vaccine for Covid-19? Trump’s October Surprise: A Vaccine for Covid-19?

What do we have to lose by rushing a vaccine into production? A longer pandemic, a colossal waste of money—and the risk of undermining public confidence in all vaccines.

Jul 30, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Trofim Lysenko

The New Lysenkoism in Washington The New Lysenkoism in Washington

At a time when we desperately need scientific leadership, what we’ve got is a rogues’ gallery of frauds and flatterers who see the pandemic as a career move.

Jul 16, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Protest and Survive!

Protest and Survive! Protest and Survive!

We can’t wait until January 2021 to shift course. Our lives depend on disruption now.

Jul 9, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation

Anne Schuchat

‘We Are Not Even Beginning to Be Over This Pandemic’ ‘We Are Not Even Beginning to Be Over This Pandemic’

CDC Deputy Director Anne Schuchat did something really radical. She told the truth about Covid-19 in the US.

Jul 2, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19 When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

Why is the capital of one of the most progressive states in the country so backward when it comes to public health?

Jun 18, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

The Pandemic Is a Threat. The President Is Worse.

The Pandemic Is a Threat. The President Is Worse. The Pandemic Is a Threat. The President Is Worse.

Going to demonstrations isn’t risk-free, but we have a duty to resist.

Jun 4, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

People hang signs on a fence commemorating those lost to Covid-19

Solidarity Is Our Silver Linings Pandemic Playbook Solidarity Is Our Silver Linings Pandemic Playbook

Just because President Trump will do nothing doesn’t mean we won’t keep asking.

May 28, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Empty stairs of the Met

Reopening: A Chronicle of Needless Deaths Foretold Reopening: A Chronicle of Needless Deaths Foretold

Brace yourselves for a long, slow burn. We will not get our epidemic under control in the US.

May 14, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

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