by Annie Sparrow | Feb 3, 2022 | Articles, Beijing 2022, Covid-19, Infectious Threats, Olympics, Omicron, Sports
Article initially published in Equal Times on February 3rd, 2022 and written by Gabriella Selva and Annie Sparrow. Speaking of the Beijing Olympics, Chinese president Xi Jinping promises a “streamlined, safe and splendid Games”. International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
by Annie Sparrow | Oct 7, 2021 | Articles, Beijing 2022, Covid-19, Infectious Threats, Olympics, Sports
Article initially published in Medpagetoday on October 7, 2021 and written by Annie Sparrow Beijing recently announced extraordinarily strict COVID-19 restrictionsopens in a new tab or window for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games: athletes must arrive vaccinated...
by Annie Sparrow | Aug 27, 2021 | Articles, Conflict, Infectious Threats, Polio, Syria
ACU/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Health workers carrying polio vaccine, as part of a vaccination campaign organized by the opposition Assistance Coordination Unit, Aleppo, Syria, May 5, 2014 Article initially published in The New York Review on August 27, 2014 and...
by Annie Sparrow | Jul 6, 2021 | Articles, Olympics, Sports, Tokyo 2020
Article initially published in The Hill on July 6, 2021 and written by Lisa M. Brosseau, SCD and Annie Sparrow M.D. With the Olympics less than three weeks away, time is running out, but there are still important precautions that could be implemented to avoid a...
by Annie Sparrow | Jul 1, 2021 | Articles, Covid-19, Infectious Threats, Olympics, Sports, Tokyo 2020
Article initially published in The New England Journal of Medicine on July 1, 2021 and written by Annie K. Sparrow, M.D., M.P.H., Lisa M. Brosseau, Sc.D., Robert J. Harrison, M.D., M.P.H., and Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H. In late July,...
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