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Vaccine Confidence Project founding director Heidi Larson looked at what influencesthe public’s attitudes toward the Covid-19 vaccination. This event was hosted by the Bard College Globaliza…

Peter Piot, who discovered the Ebola virus and has been on the front lines in the fight against AIDS, talked about his career. Dr. Piot, the founding executive director of the Joint United N…

Participants talked about global health challenges, U.S. foreign aid and assistance programs, and U.S. participation in global health initiatives. Among the topics they addressed were levels…

Joe Lockhart moderated a panel on the role of the media in U.S. foreign policy making. Among the topics the addressed were the role and use of social media, the influence of web logs, public…

Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, talked about U.S. and international efforts to prepare for and combat avian flu. She also responded to te…

Participating by remote connection from New York City, Ms. Garrett talked about the consequences and likelihood of a flu pandemic. Many health officials say the world is not prepared for a f…

Laurie Garrett, former Science and Health writer for Newsday, talked from New York City about the state of journalism, her recent resignation, and the influence of business concerns in journ…

Ms. Laurie Garrett talked about threats to U.S. public health and national security posed by various epidemics around the globe. Among the topics they addressed were U.S. foreign relations p…

Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Book Awards for books published in 2000 read from their works.

Laurie Garrett was interviewed about her book Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health, published by Hyperion. The book examines the failure of public-health systems around th…

Medical researchers and media representatives talked about emerging diseases which challenge the U.S. technological ability to defeat them. This event was held by the National Press Foundati…

Panelists discussed reporting on the HIV/AIDS crisis. After their prepared remarks, they answered questions from the audience.