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Judyth Twigg

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Professor, Department of Political Science
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Virginia Commonwealth University
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Russia, Public Health, Demographics
Sputnik V Vaccine
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A New Wave of Research on Civilizational Politics

  • January 22, 2021
  • Judyth Twigg
(Moscow Times) Russia’s signature Sputnik V (for “Victory”) Covid-19 vaccine has been enmeshed in controversy from the moment of its launch. Western analysts have questioned Sputnik V’s safety, efficacy, and most…
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Trump and Putin’s Pandemic Duet: Trump’s America Is Far More out of Tune

  • August 21, 2020
  • Judyth Twigg
(CSIS) What do Texas and Sverdlovsk have in common? Remarkably, quite a bit. They’re both large, diverse, economically vital areas of their countries just emerging from a completely avoidable second wave…
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Russia Approved a COVID Vaccine. Will It be Available in America?

  • August 17, 2020
  • Judyth Twigg
(FiveThirtyEight) Russia is the first country to approve a vaccine for COVID-19 — reportedly by speeding through multiple steps in the testing process. Judy Twigg, a political scientist from Virginia…
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Ukraine’s healthcare system is in critical condition again

  • July 22, 2020
  • Judyth Twigg
(Atlantic Council) On July 23, Ukraine’s Constitutional Court will hear arguments challenging the landmark 2017 legislation that overhauled the country’s healthcare system. It’s the latest salvo in an ongoing war pitting…
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Russia’s Health Care System and the Covid-19 Pandemic

  • April 30, 2020
  • Judyth Twigg
(RAD) This issue of the RAD focuses on Russia and the Covid-​19 Pandemic. First, Judy Twigg analyzes the challenge the coronavirus pandemic poses to Russia. The author contends that Russia’s approach…
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Russia’s Not Ready for Coronavirus

  • March 9, 2020
  • Judyth Twigg
(CFR/Think Global Health) ussia is surrounded by COVID-19. As of March 6, at least nine of its 16 neighboring countries have reported cases, and it shares a 4,300-km land border with…
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Russia’s Avoidable Epidemic of HIV/AIDS

  • March 18, 2019
  • Judyth Twigg
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) After first exploding among people who inject drugs in the late 1990s, HIV/AIDS now presents a serious public health and social challenge in Russia. The threat…
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HIV/AIDS in Russia

  • February 4, 2019
  • Judyth Twigg
Judy Twigg (Virginia Commonwealth University) discusses the strategies the Russian government is pursuing to address the accelerating HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia and why the situation should be of concern to the…
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Hope and Momentum in Ukraine

  • June 7, 2017
  • Judyth Twigg
(P&P blogs) It has become commonplace to talk about nearing the "finish line" on polio eradication, but critical challenges remain along the last mile. Courageous vaccinators confront a varied array…
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Polio in Ukraine: Crisis, Challenge, and Opportunity

  • April 1, 2016
  • Judyth Twigg
(CSIS) Two children contracted polio in western Ukraine, right at Europe’s doorstep, in August 2015. This outbreak and response laid bare the degree to which Ukraine’s immunization and overall health system…
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