May 18, 2021

How do we stop another COVID pandemic?

"Thinking about coronavirus, the vaccine that we want is one that can be used in the most remote places by anybody," Dr. Larry Brilliant says. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images

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Fast-Track Vaccines

We need a centralized, global strategy to prevent another COVID pandemic, epidemiologist says

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin

May 18, 2021

Dr. Larry Brilliant, who helped stop smallpox, urges nations to work together to prevent further COVID spikes and equalize vaccinations.

"Unless we conquer it everywhere, we're not conquering it anywhere," Dr. Larry Brilliant says of COVID-19.

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