NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

The past year has provided a sobering glimpse of life in a world ravaged by infectious disease. A world in which lives, livelihoods and entire economies are devastated by a rapidly expanding global pandemic.

But the year has also brought into sharp relief the power of vaccines. Vaccines are not only among the greatest advances of modern medicine – they also represent the world’s best hope of ending this pandemic and putting all economies on the road to recovery and growth.

The global business community understands this better than anyone. Companies know that the swift, equitable rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is critical to lasting economic recovery.

Photo courtesy of Daniel Schludi.