Thread by @Laurie_Garrett

Stark contrast between two major reports on the #COVID19 #pandemic this week. One from @Politico focuses on the Big Four NGOS that functioned outside of govts, raised $billions, & had pivotal influence over global policies. The other from @Commissioncovid @TheLancet looks...MORE

2/ more at the UN syst, #G20, @WHO & intl cooperation/governance (or lack thereof). In broad strokes both mega-reports blame the lack of global fairness, coordination & governance for #pandemic failures. But in very different ways.
@Politico says...
politico.com/news/2022/09/1…

3/...that @gatesfoundation & @gavi & #COVAX & @CEPIvaccines & @wellcometrust -- the global Big Four NGOs -- largely failed to deliver on their #COVID19 promises for tests, vaccines, drugs for the World. Rpt blames patents protections & lack of policy-making transparency.
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4/ In contrast, the Lancet Commission, headed by economist Jeffrey Sachs, largely mirrors past assessments of errors in response to #Ebola #H1N1 and #SARS & calls for @WHO reform, #G20 commitments, etc. It barely mentions the Big Four efforts. thelancet.com/action/showPdf…
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5/ Both reports have helpful nuggets, but to my mind miss the mark.
From the moment #COVID19 cases started to fill hospitals in Wuhan, China in Jan2020, to now, as I type these words, there's never been a strategic plan of #pandemic response globally, nationally or locally.
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