Scott C. Ratzan

Scott C. Ratzan, MD, MPA is Distinguished Lecturer at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives.

FAMILY VALUES

RFK Jr. Would Be the Worst Possible President Kennedy

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

BUCKLE UP

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

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

LIVING WITH THE VIRUS

Two Years and 800,000 Deaths Later, Biden’s Playing Catch-Up

Here are four things, past what he announced today, that the president could do right now to finally get America up to speed.

Lawrence O. Gostin

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ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES

Biden’s New Omicron Plan for America Simply Isn’t Enough

Everything he’s doing is necessary but it’s not nearly sufficient. Here’s what he could still announce that would be.

Lawrence O. Gostin

THE DIE IS CAST

Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Mandate Is Legal, Moral, and Wise

We have never faced the levels of divisiveness and rancor over vaccinations and mandates as we are seeing now, but the law, ethics, and public health are all on his side.

Lawrence O. Gostin

Scott C. Ratzan

RFK Jr. Would Be the Worst Possible President Kennedy

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

Two Years and 800,000 Deaths Later, Biden’s Playing Catch-Up

Biden’s New Omicron Plan for America Simply Isn’t Enough

Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Mandate Is Legal, Moral, and Wise

Biden’s Bold COVID Plan Is the Prescription America Needs

Bill De Blasio Is Somehow Bolder Than Biden on Vaccines

Stop Worrying About Masks—America Needs Vaccine Mandates Now

Dr. Fauci Shouldn’t Have Publicly Dismissed Herd Immunity

The CDC Is on Top of the Science, but Muddying the Message