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Funders and researchers around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic at urgent speed, with greater effectiveness and collaboration than ever before. In the past 8 months, the global health research community has collectively generated and shared a huge amount of knowledge in particular into the clinical characterisation, behavioural insights, genetics, epidemiology, viral pathogenesis, clinical management and diagnosis of COVID-19. This is built on substantial prior preparation, with researchers, public health professionals, funders and multilateral bodies in this field having anticipated and prepared for a pandemic for many years. Further knowledge is needed however to control this pandemic and for safe easing of public health measures.

More information Original publication

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01755-y

Type

Alumni publications

Publisher

BMC

Publication Date

08/09/2020

Keywords

Pandemic, Epidemic, Preparedness, COVID-19, Cohorts, Clinical trials, Collaboration