If the experts are right, there is a real risk that one year from now, the 2021 vaccination programs will have been nothing more than a stopgap solution to a devastating problem. It’s time for China and the US to put their differences aside and cooperate on getting enough vaccines to poorer countries, transforming a crisis into the ignition point for a new wave of global multilateralism.

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Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli, Director, Studies and Research Directorate