Opinion Pieces Discuss Topics Related To COVID-19 Pandemic, Including Vaccines, U.S. Response, Private Sector Engagement

The Conversation: How changing vaccine schedules can save costs and lives: findings from South Africa
Jeffrey Dorfman, associate professor at Stellenbosch University (9/28).

The Hill: U.S. public health service needs reform
Col. James T. Currie, U.S. Army (Ret.), former executive director of the Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health Service (2014-2020) (9/28).

New York Times: America Wrote the Pandemic Playbook, Then Ignored It
Johnny Harris, video producer; Nicholas Kristof, opinion columnist at the New York Times; and Adam B. Ellick, executive producer of Opinion Video at the New York Times (9/29).

STAT: Global investors must support pharma solidarity and collaboration in the response to Covid-19
Sacha Sadan, director of investment stewardship for Legal & General Investment Management; Yo Takatsuki, head of ESG research and active ownership for AXA Investment Managers; Damiano de Felice, director of strategy for the Access to Medicine Foundation (9/28).

U.S. News & World Report: Canada’s Vaccine Strategy May Risk Global Health
Ronald Labonte, professor and distinguished research chair for Globalization and Health Equity at L’UniversitĂ© d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and colleagues (9/28).

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