Stories written by Joe Amon

The CDC Turns Its Back on Migrants and Science

By Jamile Tellez Lieberman and Joe Amon
Last month, asylum-seeking families at the U.S.-Mexico border appeared to have won a victory, however temporary, in their last-ditch bid for safety in the United States. It was also a victory for evidence-based public health policy.

Another Covid-19 Threat: Health Care Workers Under Attack

By Joe Amon and Christina Wille
In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a certain hour of the evening, people in cities around the world opened their windows or stood on their rooftops and banged pots and rang bells. As the coronavirus spread and the number of deaths mounted, it was a moment for people distancing themselves from others to show solidarity and appreciation for the heroic work of health workers. But even as health workers were being celebrated by some, others attacked them.


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