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Biden’s ambitious COVID plan: what scientists think

From vaccines to testing, the strategy pledges to follow the science — but researchers still anticipate a tough road ahead.
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  1. Amy Maxmen
  2. Nidhi Subbaraman

Smarter testing, faster vaccinations and health equity are cornerstones of the 200-page COVID-19 strategy released by US President Joe Biden’s administration on 21 January, just before the country surpassed 420,000 deaths due to the coronavirus. The plan pledges to “listen to science” — a shift from the approach of former president Donald Trump, who, at times, politicized scientific evidence and ignored public-health recommendations.

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Nature 590, 18-19 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-00220-x

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