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The comparative politics of COVID-19: The need to understand government responses by Greer, Scott L., King, Elizabeth J., da Fonseca, Elize Massard, Peralta-Santos, Andre

“…COVID-19 has created a ramifying public health, economic, and political crisis throughout many countries in the world. While globally the pandemic is at…”
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Governing COVID-19 without government in Brazil: Ignorance, neoliberal authoritarianism, and the collapse of public health leadership by Ortega, Francisco, Orsini, Michael

“…Brazil's governance of the COVID-19 pandemic has been described as nothing short of tragic by several commentators. President Jair Bolsonaro's dangerous brew…”
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Medical populism and the COVID-19 pandemic by Lasco, Gideon

“…This paper uses the vocabulary of 'medical populism' to identify and analyse the political constructions of (and responses to) the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil,…”
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COVID-19 reveals weak health systems by design: Why we must re-make global health in this historic moment by Shamasunder, Sriram, Holmes, Seth M., Goronga, Tinashe, Carrasco, Hector, Katz, Elyse, Frankfurter, Raphael, Keshavjee, Salmaan

“…The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the critical need to reimagine and repair the broken systems of global health. Specifically, the pandemic demonstrates the…”
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COVAX and the rise of the 'super public private partnership' for global health by Storeng, Katerini Tagmatarchi, de Bengy Puyvallée, Antoine, Stein, Felix

“…COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A), has been promoted as 'the only global solution' to vaccine equity and ending…”
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YouTube as a source of medical information on the novel coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) pandemic by D'Souza, Ryan S., D'Souza, Shawn, Strand, Natalie, Anderson, Alexandra, Vogt, Matthew N. P., Olatoye, Oludare

“…Media coverage on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been extensive, yet large gaps remain in our understanding of the role of social media platforms…”
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'I am not a man': Trans-specific barriers and facilitators to PrEP acceptability among transgender women by Sevelius, Jae M., Keatley, JoAnne, Calma, Nikki, Arnold, Emily

“…The frequent conflation of transgender ('trans') women with 'men who have sex with men (MSM)' in HIV prevention obscures trans women's unique gender…”
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A call for a gender-responsive, intersectional approach to address COVID-19 by Ryan, Nessa E., El Ayadi, Alison M.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates existing health inequities, including gender disparities, and we must learn from previous global public health threats to…”
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'I know how stressful it is to lack water!' Exploring the lived experiences of household water insecurity among pregnant and postpartum women in western Kenya by Collins, Shalean M., Mbullo Owuor, Patrick, Miller, Joshua D., Boateng, Godfred O., Wekesa, Pauline, Onono, Maricianah, Young, Sera L.

“…There is rapidly evolving literature on water insecurity in the general adult population, but the role of water insecurity during the vulnerable periods of…”
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The effects of COVID-19 on the health and socio-economic security of sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya: Emerging intersections with HIV by Kimani, Joshua, Adhiambo, Joyce, Kasiba, Rosemary, Mwangi, Peninah, Were, Veronica, Mathenge, John, Macharia, Pascal, Cholette, Francois, Moore, Samantha, Shaw, Souradet, Becker, Marissa, Musyoki, Helgar, Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Moses, Stephen, Fowke, Keith R., McKinnon, Lyle R., Lorway, Robert

“…The COVID-19 pandemic, and its attendant responses, has led to massive health, social, and economic challenges on a global scale. While, so far, having a…”
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Social isolation and connectedness as determinants of well-being: Global evidence mapping focused on LGBTQ youth by Garcia, Jonathan, Vargas, Nancy, Clark, Jesse L., Magaña Álvarez, Mario, Nelons, Devynne A., Parker, Richard G.

“…Social isolation describes a lack of a sense of belonging, the inability to engage and connect with others, and the neglect or deterioration of social…”
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COVID-19 vaccines and treatments nationalism: Challenges for low-income countries and the attainment of the SDGs by Nhamo, Godwell, Chikodzi, David, Kunene, Hlengiwe Precious, Mashula, Nthivhiseni

“…The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (AfSD) has the vision to leave no one behind, particularly low-income countries. Yet COVID-19 seems to have brought…”
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More than a public health crisis: A feminist political economic analysis of COVID-19 by Smith, Julia, Davies, Sara E, Feng, Huiyun, Gan, Connie C R, Grépin, Karen A, Harman, Sophie, Herten-Crabb, Asha, Morgan, Rosemary, Vandan, Nimisha, Wenham, Clare

“…Gender norms, roles and relations differentially affect women, men, and non-binary individuals' vulnerability to disease. Outbreak response measures also have…”
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Exploring the impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on informal settlements in Tshwane Gauteng Province, South Africa by Nyashanu, Mathew, Simbanegavi, Prisca, Gibson, Linda

“…Informal settlements remain a public health problem as they lack basic infrastructure. Furthermore, it is challenging to enforce public health regulations and…”
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Health system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in conflict settings: Policy reflections from Palestine by AlKhaldi, Mohammed, Kaloti, Rasha, Shella, Duha, Al Basuoni, Aisha, Meghari, Hamza

“…As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, concerns are particularly serious in conflict and humanitarian settings. Tackling the pandemic in those countries is…”
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Whither syndemics?: Trends in syndemics research, a review 2015-2019 by Singer, Merrill, Bulled, Nicola, Ostrach, Bayla

“…As originally conceived, syndemics refers to complex epidemics involving two types of adverse interaction - the clustering and interactions of two or more…”
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Political discourse, denialism and leadership failure in Brazil's response to COVID-19 by Fonseca, Elize Massard da, Nattrass, Nicoli, Lazaro, Lira Luz Benites, Bastos, Francisco Inácio

“…The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges for healthcare systems and political leaders across the globe. In this case study of Brazil, we argue that leadership…”
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'Now my life is stuck!': Experiences of adolescents and young people during COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa by Gittings, Lesley, Toska, Elona, Medley, Sally, Cluver, Lucie, Logie, Carmen H., Ralayo, Nokubonga, Chen, Jenny, Mbithi-Dikgole, Jane

“…Consequences of COVID-19 pandemic responses have included exacerbated poverty, food insecurity and state and domestic violence. Such effects may be…”
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Beyond command and control: A rapid review of meaningful community-engaged responses to COVID-19 by Loewenson, Rene, Colvin, Christopher J., Szabzon, Felipe, Das, Sayan, Khanna, Renu, Coelho, Vera Schattan P., Gansane, Zakaria, Yao, Soungalo, Asibu, Wilson D., Rome, Nyles, Nolan, Elizabeth

“…Responses to COVID-19 have included top-down, command-and-control measures, laissez-faire approaches, and bottom-up, community-driven solidarity and support,…”
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Optimising the benefits of community health workers' unique position between communities and the health sector: A comparative analysis of factors shaping relationships in four countries by Kok, Maryse C., Ormel, Hermen, Broerse, Jacqueline E. W., Kane, Sumit, Namakhoma, Ireen, Otiso, Lilian, Sidat, Moshin, Kea, Aschenaki Z., Taegtmeyer, Miriam, Theobald, Sally, Dieleman, Marjolein

“…Community health workers (CHWs) have a unique position between communities and the health sector. The strength of CHWs' relationships with both sides…”
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