Publications and blogs
January-December 2021
September-December 2020
June-August 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020 and before...
January-December 2021
- Preventing pandemics in the world’s most vulnerable settings. BMJ editorial by Gavin Yamey, Kaci Kennedy McDade and co-authors. November 25, 2021.
- Pandemic Vaccine Trials in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Global Health Security. JAMA commentary by Gavin Yamey and co-authors. November 18, 2021.
- COVID testing on campus is about more than the students. MEDPage Today opinion piece by Gavin Yamey and co-authors. October 25, 2021.
- What game theory can teach us about controlling pandemics. BMJ opinion piece by David McAdams and Gavin Yamey. October 21, 2021.
- The 6 Factors That Will Determine the Severity of the COVID-19 Surge in the U.S. This Fall. TIME column by Nahid Bhadelia and Gavin Yamey. July 26, 2021.
- Is the cure really worse than the disease? The health impacts of lockdowns during COVID-19. BMJ Global Health Commentary by Gavin Yamey and co-authors. July 19, 2021.
- Costs and Affordability of COVID-19 Testing and Treatment in India. PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square by Wenhui Mao and co-authors. July 14, 2021.
- Achieving global mortality reduction targets and universal health coverage: The impact of COVID-19. PLoS Medicine publication by Wenhui Mao and coauthors from the US, Ghana, India, and Nigeria. June 24, 2021.
- How COVID-19 Is Revolutionizing Health Care Around the World. TIME column by Gavin Yamey and Madhukar Pai. June 3, 2021.
- The CDC’s Abrupt Change to Mask Guidelines Puts People at Risk. TIME column by Theresa Chapple-McGruder and Gavin Yamey. May 18, 2021.
- COVID-19 Has Unleashed Vile Antisemitism. MEDPage Today Op-Ed by Gavin Yamey. May 17, 2021.
- The covid-19 vaccine patent waiver: a crucial step towards a “people’s vaccine”. BMJ opinion piece by Gregg Gonsalves and Gavin Yamey. May 10, 2021.
- Financing the commons: Now more than ever. A Health Systems Global piece by Gavin Yamey and co-authors. April 23, 2021.
- A call for diversity, equity, and inclusion: Highlights from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health 2021 conference. A PLoS Med article features Wenhui Mao. April 15, 2021
- Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries. BMJ Global Health editorial by Gavin Yamey and co-authors. March 11, 2021.
- The Pandemic Can’t End While Wealthy Nations Hoard Shots. Wired interview Gavin Yamey. March 9, 2021.
- COVAX. BBC World interview with Gavin Yamey. February 28, 2021.
- We’ll Probably Never Eliminate COVID-19 from the U.S. It’s Still Worth Trying. TIME column by Gavin Yamey. February 25, 2021.
- Rich countries should tithe their vaccines: Game theory suggests that donating doses can help nations of all income levels. Nature World View article by Gavin Yamey. February 24, 2021.
- Confronting COVID-19 vaccine equity. Duke TODAY article featuring CPIGH study. February 19, 2021.
- Unprotected African health workers die as rich countries buy up COVID-19 vaccines. Science interview with Gavin Yamey. February 17, 2021.
- We Can’t Afford to Wait for COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Rolled Out. Here’s What We Can Do to Curb the Virus Now. TIME column by Gavin Yamey. January 13, 2021.
- How will COVID-19 affect the future of global health aid? A Center report by Kaci Kennedy McDade and colleagues. January 11, 2021.
September-December 2020
- Could an act of global solidarity persuade rich nations that vaccine nationalism is misguided? Diary by Gavin Yamey for Global Public Health COVID 19 Diaries. December 7, 2020.
- What the Biden Team Needs to Do Now to Fight COVID-19. TIME column by Nahid Bhadelia and Gavin Yamey. December 2, 2020.
- Incentivising wealthy nations to participate in the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX): a game theory perspective. A BMJ Global Health article. November 30, 2020.
- Myanmar’s policy response to COVID-19. A Center report by Ashwini Deshpande and colleagues. October 26, 2020.
- Funding health. A UNA-UK, SDGs: building back better publication by Andrea Thoumi. October 23, 2020.
- Halloween amid COVID-19: You can lower the risks of trick-or-treating, if you’re creative. USA Today Op-Ed by Gavin Yamey and Melissa Kay. October 18, 2020.
- The White House Wants to Achieve Herd Immunity By Letting the Virus Rip. That is Dangerous and Inhumane. TIME column by Gavin Yamey. October 14, 2020.
- The John Snow Memorandum. Gavin Yamey is one of dozens of signatories. October 14, 2020.
- Political interference in public health science during covid-19. BMJ editorial by Gavin Yamey and Gregg Gonsalves. October 6, 2020.
- This Fall’s College Reopenings Were a Mess—Here’s How to Avoid COVID-19 Outbreaks Next Semester. TIME column by Gavin Yamey and Nahid Bhadelia. September 29, 2020.
- Long Covid: what you need to know. Drinkaware article by Dr Sharon Taylor and Professor Gavin Yamey. September 25, 2020.
- Covid-19: re-opening universities is high risk. BMJ editorial by Gavin Yamey and Rochelle P Walensky. September 1, 2020.
June-August 2020
- Incentivizing wealthy nations to participate in theCOVID-19 VaccineGlobal Access Facility(COVAX):A game theory perspective. A Center working paper by Kaci Kennedy McDade and colleagues. August 2020.
- Kenya’s policy response to COVID-19. A Center report by Kaci Kennedy McDade and colleagues. August 17, 2020.
- We Need to Take Care of the Growing Number of Long-term COVID-19 Patients. TIME column by Gavin Yamey and Sharon Taylor. August 11, 2020.
- How well is Ghana—with one of the best testing capacities in Africa—responding to COVID-19? Brooking Future Development Blog by Jiaqi Zhang, Justice Nonvignon, and Wenhui Mao. July 28, 2020.
- Ghana’s policy response to COVID-19. A Center report by Jiaqi Zhang and colleagues. July 20, 2020.
- After Cruise Ships and Nursing Homes, Will Universities Be the Next COVID-19 Tinderboxes? TIME column by Gavin Yamey and Katie Mack. July 16, 2020.
- How well has Nigeria responded to COVID-19? Brookings Future Development Blog by Siddharth Dixit, Yewande Kofoworola Ogundeji, and Obinna Onwujekwe. July 2, 2020.
- How well is India responding to COVID-19? Brookings Future Development Blog by Ipchita Bharali, Preeti Kumar, and Sakthivel Selvaraj. July 2, 2020.
- The U.S. and U.K. Were the Two Best Prepared Nations to Tackle a Pandemic—What Went Wrong? TIME column by Gavin Yamey and Clare Wenham. July 1, 2020.
- We Have a Cheap, Effective Way to Keep Ourselves Safer From COVID-19. Why Are We Fighting About It? TIME column by Gavin Yamey. June 29, 2020.
- India’s policy response to COVID-19. A Center report by Ipchita Bharali and colleagues. June 23, 2020.
- Nigeria’s policy response to COVID-19. A Center report by Siddharth Dixit and colleagues. June 15, 2020.
- Coronavirus: The new normal. Center for Policy Impact blog by Gavin Yamey. June 15, 2020.
- Latin American scientists join the coronavirus vaccine race: ‘No one’s coming to rescue us’. Nature interviews Gavin Yamey. June 12, 2020.
- U.S. Response to COVID-19 is Worse than China’s. 100 Times Worse. TIME column by Gavin Yamey and Dean T. Jamison. June 10, 2020.
May 2020
- Ending The COVID-19 Pandemic Requires Effective Multilateralism. Health Affairs article by Marco Schäferhoff and Gavin Yamey. May 27, 2020.
- Why the US has the most reported coronavirus cases in the world. The Hill interviews Gavin Yamey. May 21, 2020.
- The impact of COVID-19 on HIV financing in Nigeria: a call for proactive measures. BMJ Global Health article by Tolulope Tokunyori Oladele, Babayemi Oluwaseun Olakunde, Edward Adekola Oladele, Osondu Ogbuoji, and Gavin Yamey. May 20, 2020.
- What South Korea’s Nightclub Coronavirus Outbreak Can Teach Other Countries as They Reopen. Time interviews Gavin Yamey. March 12, 2020.
- Quebec is reopening schools, but should it be hitting the brakes instead? The Globe and Mail article by Prachi Srivastava and Gavin Yamey. May 12, 2020.
- Even finding a covid-19 vaccine won’t be enough to end the pandemic. Washington Post interviews Gavin Yamey. May 11, 2020.
- A coronavirus vaccine may be available in record time, but experts predict pandemonium during the rollout. Business Insider interviews Gavin Yamey. May 5, 2020.
- Modernizing Our Public Health Systems to Be Ready for the Next Pandemic. UN Chronicle article by Gavin Yamey, Justice Nonvignon, and Cordelia Kenney. May 4, 2020.
- Covid Exit Strategy Depends on Getting Vaccine to Whole World. Bloomberg quotes Gavin Yamey. May 1, 2020.
April 2020
- Singapore Was a Coronavirus Success Story—Until an Outbreak Showed How Vulnerable Workers Can Fall Through the Cracks. TIME quotes Gavin Yamey. April 29, 2020.
- Coronavirus in the US: Doctors accuse Donald Trump of causing ‘countless’ preventable deaths. iNews quotes Gavin Yamey. April 25, 2020.
- Why New Zealand’s Coronavirus Elimination Strategy Is Unlikely to Work in Most Other Places. Time interviews Gavin Yamey. April 24, 2020.
- Donald Trump: a political determinant of covid-19. BMJ editorial by Gavin Yamey and Gregg Gonsalves. April 24, 2020.
- Funding the development and manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines: The need for global collective action. Brookings Future Development Blog by Marco Schäferhoff, Gavin Yamey, and Kaci Kennedy McDade. April 24, 2020.
- Despite COVID-19 outbreak at Neuse, many NC prisons aren’t testing inmates. The News & Observer interviews Gavin Yamey. April 23, 2020.
- Pompeo: WHO Failed to Call Out China on COVID-19 Origins. Voice of America interviews Gavin Yamey. April 22, 2020.
- ‘A recipe for disaster’: American prison factories becoming incubators for coronavirus. The Washington Post quotes Gavin Yamey. April 21, 2020.
- Countries Reopen After Flattening Coronavirus Curve. Voice of America quotes Wenhui Mao. April 20, 2020.
- Meet the ‘contact tracers’: Group of workers vital to prevent virus resurgence. The New Orleans Advocate/The Times-Picayune quotes Gavin Yamey. April 19, 2020.
- To End this Pandemic We’ll Need a Free Vaccine Worldwide. TIME column by Gavin Yamey. April 15, 2020.
- Trump turns against WHO to mask his own stark failings on Covid-19 crisis. The Guardian quotes Gavin Yamey. April 14, 2020.
- Who Are Your Trusted Sources on COVID-19? Duke Today interviews Gavin Yamey. April 13, 2020
- Teaching Now About COVID-19 During the Outbreak. Duke Today interviews Gavin Yamey and Jonathan Quick. April 13, 2020.
- 2020 Policy Idol COVID-19 proposed health policy plans. Students in Gavin Yamey’s Global Health Policy and Systems course created presentations. April 9, 2020.
- Trump scapegoating of WHO obscures its key role in tackling pandemic. The Guardian quotes Gavin Yamey. April 8, 2020.
- Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Demand Governor, State Officials Protect Incarcerated People From COVID-19. Affidavit included in ACLU of NC lawsuit, page 84. Declaration made by Gavin Yamey and others calling upon the Governor of North Carolina to reduce the state’s prison population, page 50. April 8, 2020.
- Letter: Public Health Experts to Major County Sheriffs’ Associations. Gavin Yamey co-signs open letter to Sheriffs across the US. April 8, 2020.
- Should NC prisoners be released? The state is now considering options. The News & Observer interviews Gavin Yamey. April 1, 2020.
March 2020
- Ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines. Lancet Comment by Gavin Yamey, Marco Schäferhoff, Richard Hatchett, Muhammad Pate, Feng Zhao, Kaci Kennedy McDade. March 31, 2020.
- Funding the development and manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines: Background paper for the World Bank/CEPI financing COVID-19 vaccine development consultation on February 20, 2020. Working paper by Gavin Yamey, Marco Schäferhoff, Muhammad Pate, Mukesh Chawla, Kent Ranson, Feng Zhao, Richard Hatchett, Richard Wilder. March 31, 2020.
- New Orleans police are jailing people for minor offenses even as the city becomes a covid-19 hotspot. Washington Post article quoting Gavin Yamey. March 31, 2020.
- We Must Act Now to Protect America’s Most Vulnerable from Coronavirus. TIME column by Gavin Yamey. March 30, 2020.
- A brief guide to the coronavirus pandemic, its implications and what you can do to help. Groundviews article by Shashika Bandara. March 18, 2020. Available in Sinhalese and Tamil.
- What the U.S. Needs to do Today to Follow South Korea’s Model for Fighting Coronavirus. TIME column by Gavin Yamey. March 17, 2020.
- A framework for stimulating economic investments to prevent emerging diseases. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Gavin Yamey is contributing author. March 15, 2017.
- The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board calls for a Scaled-Up Global Response to COVID-19: Estimated Costs and Funding Sources. Global Preparedness Monitoring Board call for scale up. Gavin Yamey is contributing author. March 10, 2020.
- Why Coronavirus Testing Should Be Free For All Americans. TIME column by Gavin Yamey. March 5, 2020.
- A coronavirus vaccine should be for everyone, not just those who can afford it. STAT article by Gavin Yamey. March 5, 2020.
February 2020 and before...
- Preparing for pandemics such as coronavirus—will we ever break the vicious cycle of panic and neglect? Brookings Future Development Blog by Gavin Yamey, Marco Schäferhoff, Kaci Kennedy McDade, and Wenhui Mao. February 11, 2020.
- Pandemics and the poor. Brookings Future Development Blog by Ben Oppenheim and Gavin Yamey. June 19, 2017.
- Financing of international collection action for epidemic and pandemic preparedness. A Lancet Global Health article co-authored by Gavin Yamey. May 18, 2017.
- A framework for stimulating economic investments to prevent emerging diseases. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Gavin Yamey is contributing author. March 15, 2017.
- International Collective Action for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness: An Economic Policy Brief for the G20 Health Working Group. An Economic Policy Brief for the G20 Health Working Group. February 17, 2017.
Interviews and media
- New! Post-pandemic normality. BBC interviews Gavin Yamey. July 19, 2021.
- COVAX: making sure no country is left behind in the fight against the pandemic. KPFA interviews Gavin Yamey (starting minute 11). May 9, 2021.
- Vaccine Hoarding By Wealthy Nations Leaves Poorer Countries Behind. Newsy interviews Gavin Yamey. December 15, 2020.
- Local experts weigh in on Biden plan. WRAL interviews Gavin Yamey. November 10, 2020.
- The Covid vaccine’s tricky politics. Politico interviews Gavin Yamey. October 29, 2020.
- Scientists Push Back on Herd-Immunity Approach to Covid-19. The Wall Street Journal interviews Gavin Yamey. October 18, 2020.
- Fears grow student Covid infections will spread into local areas in England and Wales. The Guardian interviews Gavin Yamey. October 12, 2020.
- The end of sport podcast with Gavin Yamey and Zachary Binney. October 6, 2020.
- UK university student halls too full to be safe, experts warn. The Guardian interviews Gavin Yamey. October 2, 2020.
- CDC Issues New Testing Guidance for Colleges. Inside Higher Ed interviews Gavin Yamey. October 2, 2020.
- After a COVID-19 vaccine: collaboration or competition? HealthAffairs’ Harris Meyers quotes Gavin Yamey. September 28, 2020.
- Colleges Become Reservoirs of Covid Ready to Spill Over. Bloomberg interviews Gavin Yamey. September 21, 2020.
- As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike. Peter Sullivan at The Hill interviews Gavin Yamey. September 20, 2020.
- ‘Astonishingly risky’: COVID-19 cases at colleges are fueling the nation’s hottest outbreaks. USA Today interviews Gavin Yamey. September 11, 2020.
- Raging Campus Outbreaks Send Students Home Across the U.S. Bloomberg interviews Gavin Yamey. September 4, 2020.
- Who gets to have the vaccine? New Scientist interviews Gavin Yamey. August 15, 2020.
- US experts: The Covid-19 situation in Vietnam has not been the second wave. VnExpress’ Vietanh Phan interviews Gavin Yamey. July 30, 2020.
- Harris County Jail faces a new threat: Inmates who caught COVID on the outside. Houston Chronicle quotes Gavin Yamey. July 28, 2020.
- Coronavirus Is Surging All Over Asia and the Pacific. Here’s What the Rest of the World Can Learn. TIME’s Amy Gunia interviews Gavin Yamey. July 17, 2020.
- Scholars try to steer US virus response. China Daily’s Liu Yinmeng interviews Gavin Yamey and Dean Jamison. June 22, 2020.
- Coronovirus: The new normal. Duke University podcast with Gavin Yamey. June 12, 2020.
- Counting the ways Donald Trump failed in the pandemic. BMJ’s Nicole Lurie interviews Gavin Yamey and Gregg Gonsalves. June 5, 2020.
- How Have Other Countries Fared Against Covid-19? WWL Radio interviews Gavin Yamey. May 26, 2020.
- The Future We Want. SwitchPoint Podcast with Aaarathi Krishnan and Gavin Yamey. April 15, 2020.
- How we got here, and what we should do differently. Policy 360 podcast with Gavin Yamey. March 31, 2020.
- Coronavirus formally declared a pandemic: TRANSCRIPT from MSNBC, All in with Chris Hayes, featuring Gavin Yamey. March 11, 2020.
- Pandemics give rich selfish reason to aid the poor. Reuters quotes Gavin Yamey. March 5, 2020.
- The cost of American health care could help coronavirus spread in the US. Quartz interviews Gavin Yamey. February 28, 2020.
Promoting Innovation and Equity as COVID-19 Vaccines And Treatment Emerge
Health Affairs online symposium with Gavin Yamey
August 2020
Coronavirus pandemic: France set new post-lockdown daily infection record
France 24 interviews Gavin Yamey
August 2020
Coronavirus pandemic: more French cities make masks compulsory outdoors
France 24 interviews Gavin Yamey
August 2020
How can we ensure equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine?
The Aspen Institute hosts a discussion led by Gavin Yamey
July 2020
Virus pandemic: The U.S. has the highest number of COVID-19 deaths with almost 130,000
SkyNews interviews Gavin Yamey
July 2020
Global health expert explains why US and UK are ranked worst in their responses to COVID-19
France 24 interviews Gavin Yamey
July 2020
Buyers’ club model could ensure equitable distribution of vaccine
France 24 interviews Gavin Yamey
May 2020
Texas is scheduled to reopen malls, restaurants, and retail shops tomorrow. Is that a good idea?
The Appeal: The Briefing. Gavin Yamey offers his hot takes: min 1:00:00
April 2020
‘Not a good idea! …there were 666 new cases on April 27 (& 15 deaths), 874 new cases on April 28 (27 deaths), & 883 new cases yesterday (42 deaths), as reported by Texas Health & Human Services. Ending the suppression measures during an uncontrolled epidemic is very risky.’
The importance of reducing jail and prison populations to prevent the spread of COVID-19
The Appeal: The Briefing hosts a panel including Gavin Yamey
April 2020
Trump claims question about injecting disinfectant was sarcastic
CBC interviews Gavin Yamey
April 2020
Pompeo: WHO Failed to Call Out China on COVID-19 Origins
Voice of America interviews Gavin Yamey
April 2020
Here’s What’s Needed Before Easing Lockdowns, Experts Say
Voice of America interviews Gavin Yamey
April 2020
