Too Many Generals? The Potential Downside Of ‘Operation Warp Speed’
Executive Summary
A Manhattan Project-style campaign to accelerate COVID-19 treatments could help end the pandemic. But it also brings another set of layers – and yet a new group of leaders – into an already complex network.
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