The pandemic has shown how hard it can be to change the minds of ideologically driven politicians and harden vaccine sceptics, says pere olav vanvick. Leaders in the field will pick up these debates in october during a virtual meeting organized by cockrain, covid end and the w h o. One key issue is insuring that evidence addresses issues faced by low and middle income countries as well as richer ones.
A deluge of trials has stress-tested the systems that produce evidence.
Around the world, researchers have raced to test therapies to treat COVID-19. The speed and urgency of this task has revealed both the weaknesses in the collection and use of research-based evidence, and how well-run trials have helped save lives.
This is an audio version of our feature: How COVID broke the evidence pipeline
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