RAND Research Topic: Infectious Diseases2024-03-18T17:27:45ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/infectious-diseases.htmlThe End of the U.S. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Q&A with RAND ExpertsRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2023/05/the-end-of-the-us-covid-19-public-health-emergency.html2023-05-08T11:00:00Z2023-05-08T11:00:00ZWe asked RAND experts to reflect on the past three years: What were the effects on the United States and around the world, what has changed, what are the most important takeaways, what was done right, and what was done wrong? At the same time, they looked ahead to what might be done to mitigate the health and geopolitical impacts of future pandemics.An Opportunity to Learn from Our COVID-19 Successes and FailuresRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2023/04/an-opportunity-to-learn-from-our-covid-19-successes.html2023-04-27T17:30:00Z2023-04-27T17:30:00ZCOVID-19 showed that the U.S. pandemic response plans of the past were no match for a protracted nationwide health emergency. What lessons were learned that could help the United States effectively protect its population and other vital national interests going forward?