The trillion dollar vaccine gap
Simone Pecetta, Daniel L. Tortorice, Francesco Berlanda Scorza, Mariagrazia Pizza, Gordon Dougan, Richard Hatchett, Steve Black, David E. Bloom, Rino Rappuoli
Abstract
New technologies and unprecedented public investment have transformed vaccine development and allowed fast delivery of safe and efficacious COVID-19 vaccines, mitigating the impact of the pandemic on health and the economy. A quantum change in public investment for vaccine development and widespread vaccine distribution are necessary to achieve global pandemic preparedness.
Topics & Concepts
Liberian dollarPandemicBusinessInvestment (military)PreparednessCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Public healthVirologyEconomic growthMedicineEconomicsFinancePolitical scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePoliticsManagementLawNursingPathologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy