Opinion Pieces Discuss Various Topics Related To COVID-19, Including Testing, Vaccines, Africa’s Response To Pandemic

Devex: Opinion: Making UNGA matter in the age of pandemic
Hardin Lang, vice president for programs and policy at Refugees International (9/22).

Foreign Affairs: One Virus, Two Americas
Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown School of Public Health (9/22).

New York Times: These Coronavirus Trials Don’t Answer the One Question We Need to Know
Peter Doshi, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and Eric Topol, professor of molecular medicine at Scripps Research (9/22).

STAT: Fast, low-cost testing is essential for averting a second wave of Covid-19
Menachem Fromer, data scientist, R&D lead for COVID-19 population health and mental health at Verily Life Sciences, and associate professor of genetics and genomic sciences and psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, and colleagues (9/23).

Washington Post: Africa has defied the covid-19 nightmare scenarios. We shouldn’t be surprised
Karen Attiah, Global Opinions editor at the Washington Post (9/22).

Washington Post: Beware of covid-19 vaccine trials designed to succeed from the start
William Haseltine, chair and president of ACCESS Health International (9/22).

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