Lawrence O. Gostin

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.

A photo illustration of Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo.

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

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

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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.

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‘THIS IS DANGEROUS’

Megyn Kelly’s Anti-Vax Lies Are a Threat to Public Health

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

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COLD HARD NUMBERS

This Is the Best Evidence Yet That Anti-Vaxxers Kill

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

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OTHERWISE, WHAT’S THE POINT?

Give the CDC Back Its Power to Issue Mandates

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.

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