USA Today (February 1)
The COVID-19 vaccine was created with “unheard-of-speed.” No vaccine had ever been created in under four years. “The real credit for the rapid turn-around belongs to a series of uncelebrated discoveries dating back at least 15 years—and a constellation of unsung scientists” who’d been working on vaccines for Zika, Nipah, SARs and other infectious diseases. “By virtue of incredible luck and incredible foresight,” these scientists were “prepared for one virus more than almost any other: a coronavirus.”
Tags: Foresight Coronavirus.
The Economist (January 30)
“No part of the world matters more to America’s interests than Asia, and no part stands to lose so much from an American retreat.” As he sets about repairing four years of Trump damage, Joe Biden will find many receptive. “None of China’s neighbours wants it to call all the military and economic shots,” but “the trick for President Joe Biden will be to restore faith in America without asking Asian countries to take its side openly against China.”
Tags: Asia, Biden, China, Damage, Economic shots, Interests, Military, Receptive, Repairing, Restore, Retreat, Trump, U.S.
