YANZHONG HUANG (Council on Foreign Relations and Seton Hall University),TODD POLLACK (The Partnership for Health Advancement in Vietnam and Harvard Medical School),PAN SUK KIM (Yonsei University),KAZUTO SUZUKI (The University of Tokyo),Moderator MANJARI MAHAJAN (India China Institute and GPIA at The New School)

Even as the COVID 19 pandemic continues to be marked by ebbs and flows, a handful of countries in Asia have had relatively sustained success in curtailing morbidity and mortality due to the virus. No single reason – such as regime type, surveillance technology, or experience with past epidemics - seems to explain these countries’ comparative achievements. This panel will bring together experts from different states including Japan, Vietnam, China, and South Korea. The juxtaposition of these national experiences will aim to illuminate the constellation of historical, political, infrastructural and other factors that undergird competent public health responses.