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Lawrence Gostin, a contributing writer for the Daily Beast, is Professor of Global Health Law for Georgetown University and directs the World Health Organization Center on Global Health Law. He is the author of Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future. He can be found on Twitter @lawrencegostin.

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The True Danger of Fla. Surgeon General’s Bogus mRNA Claims

PAY NO MIND

Dr. Joseph Ladapo seems confused about the differences between DNA and mRNA vaccines.

Lawrence O. Gostin, Alexandra Finch | Published Jan 03, 2024
opinion

RFK Jr. Would Be the Worst Possible President Kennedy

FAMILY VALUES

RFK Jr. wants to use his run for president to amplify his anti-science agenda. Everything he stands for is the antithesis of Jack and Bobby Kennedy’s working for the common good.

Lawrence O. Gostin, Scott C. Ratzan, Kenneth H. Rabin | Published Apr 07, 2023
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Megyn Kelly’s Anti-Vax Lies Are a Threat to Public Health

‘THIS IS DANGEROUS’

The conservative pundit has an enormous audience, but she has no medical expertise and she’s spreading dangerous misinformation about COVID vaccines.

Lawrence O. Gostin, Jana Shaw | Published Oct 20, 2022
opinion

This Is the Best Evidence Yet That Anti-Vaxxers Kill

COLD HARD NUMBERS

A new study finds that roughly 20 million lives were saved by coronavirus vaccines in their first year.

Lawrence O. Gostin, Eric A. Friedman | Published Jun 23, 2022
opinion

Give the CDC Back Its Power to Issue Mandates

OTHERWISE, WHAT’S THE POINT?

When a federal judge struck down CDC’s travel mask mandate, they also struck a blow against the agency’s ability to protect the public’s health.

Lawrence O. Gostin, Kevin Tobia | Published Jun 09, 2022
opinion

A Million Americans Gone. Mass COVID Death Here to Stay.

BUCKLE UP

We continue to bury our heads in the sand. And the next wave of caskets may be some of the smallest yet.

Lawrence O. Gostin, Scott C. Ratzan, Kenneth H. Rabin | Published May 12, 2022
opinion

Trump’s Worst Judge Just Made Travel a MAGA Nightmare

LET IT ALL BURN

Getting on an airplane or train has been scary and miserable for 2 years now. Things are about to get even worse.

Lawrence O. Gostin | Published Apr 18, 2022
opinion

Florida Surgeon General’s Vaccine Alarmism Will Kill Kids

STOP NOW

You are far more likely to develop the side effects that skeptics worry about—like myocarditis—from contracting COVID than you are from getting vaccinated.

Lawrence O. Gostin, Seble G. Kassaye | Published Mar 07, 2022
opinion

COVID Changes Are About Politics, Not Public Health

TOO SOON

The CDC’s announcement that it is easing mask-wearing guidelines could be disastrous.

Lawrence O. Gostin, Seble G. Kassaye | Published Feb 25, 2022
opinion

Starbucks Hides Behind Supreme Court to Ditch Vaccine Rule

DEEP COVER

Some workers and their families will get very sick, become hospitalized, or even die because of the coffee giant’s decision.

Lawrence O. Gostin | Published Jan 19, 2022

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