Back in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic was picking up steam in the United States, I highlighted the role that human ingenuity would play in fighting the pandemic. I suggested that we should trust the private sector and its millions of innovators. Eventually, I argued, human agency would prevail.
So, after several months, has human ingenuity prevailed or has it disappointed? Although it is far too soon to declare victory, there have been some very promising developments that demonstrate how human ingenuity and human agency are meeting the challenge.
Arguably the most important front in the fight against the coronavirus is the development of an effective vaccine. There are currently 24 vaccines in clinical evaluation, with three candidates showing promising results that are headed to the last phase of trials.
Continue reading at The Hill.
Gonzalo Schwarz is President and CEO at the Archbridge Institute. Gonzalo focuses on researching and writing about the American Dream, social mobility, the economics of human flourishing, economic development, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of the institute’s "American Dream Snapshot” and editor of two publications focused on social mobility in Europe and Latin America. Gonzalo has an M.A. in economics from George Mason University and a B.A. in economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. You can follow his Substack, "Living the Dream," where he writes about the American Dream.
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Back in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic was picking up steam in the United States, I highlighted the role that human ingenuity would play in fighting the pandemic. I suggested that we should trust the private sector and its millions of innovators. Eventually, I argued, human agency would prevail.
So, after several months, has human ingenuity prevailed or has it disappointed? Although it is far too soon to declare victory, there have been some very promising developments that demonstrate how human ingenuity and human agency are meeting the challenge.
Arguably the most important front in the fight against the coronavirus is the development of an effective vaccine. There are currently 24 vaccines in clinical evaluation, with three candidates showing promising results that are headed to the last phase of trials.
Continue reading at The Hill.
Gonzalo Schwarz
Gonzalo Schwarz is President and CEO at the Archbridge Institute. Gonzalo focuses on researching and writing about the American Dream, social mobility, the economics of human flourishing, economic development, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of the institute’s "American Dream Snapshot” and editor of two publications focused on social mobility in Europe and Latin America. Gonzalo has an M.A. in economics from George Mason University and a B.A. in economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. You can follow his Substack, "Living the Dream," where he writes about the American Dream.
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