Science Rising Above Politics in the Age of COVID-19

Politicians just can't help themselves. Their world view values winners and losers, not collaboration. We see glimpses of global cooperation by political leaders, but only glimpses.

Scientists, on the other hand, are completely ignoring national boundaries in their race to find tests, treatments, and a vaccine for deadly COVID-19.  We don't know how the pandemic will play out on the world stage as the situation becomes increasingly dire and countries are vying for scarce resources. But as this article in the NY Times highlights, for now, at least we can rely on the scientific community to come together as never before. And that should give us all hope.