FORUM TOPIC

COVID-19

  • In this edition

    With our nation approaching the third anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the state of pandemic preparedness in America and the fact that our country has fewer doctors than virtually every other developed country in the world.

  • Protecting the Doctor-Patient Relationship

    Many health care practices we consider essential are slowly becoming things of the past or recent memory.

  • We Are Not Ready for the Next Pandemic. That’s A Choice.

    Hundreds of Americans are still dying each day from COVID-19, while the next pandemic could strike at any time – and be much more deadly. In many ways we are even less prepared than before COVID-19.

  • Post-Pandemic Schooling: What Now?

    More than two years of school closures, masking, and disruption have been devastating for America’s students. Policymakers need to put politics aside and focus on getting them back on track.

  • A Better Prepared Public Needs Clear Communication

    Practical plain language explanations of risks along the way could have better prepared the public for the long haul.

  • Messaging Failures of the Pandemic

    The best course of action is empathy and evidence over partisanship and intimidation.

  • Dear CDC… About that Latest Announcement

    Effective or successful “communication” encompasses more than what you say and how you say it. It involves listening, learning, and understanding those you are seeking to inform.

  • Preparing for the Next Biological Threat

    Despite the threat, funding for some of our key biodefense initiatives overseas atrophied.

  • One Year Into the Fight Against COVID-19

    Q&A with Dr. Eric Toner, Senior Scholar with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and a Senior Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

  • The Fight Against COVID-19 and the Lessons of 1918

    A Conversation with John Barry about his 2005 book regarding the Great Influenza pandemic 102 years ago and the lessons that can be learned today.

  • When a Pandemic and an Epidemic Collide

    Since the pandemic began, more than 40 states have reported increases in substance- related deaths.

  • U.S. Foreign Policy After the Pandemic

    While conflict prevention has long been a focus of foreign assistance, the intersection of conflict prevention with other global challenges should be at the forefront of America’s response.