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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, INGSA has created this information hub to aggregate and share the resources and discussions relating to how science advice and evidence functions in emergencies. We are looking for experts and practitioners to write commentary and analysis, share resources and opportunities, and provide input into our global evidence-to-policy tracker. For more information visit the CONTRIBUTE page.

What does global evidence tell us about the optimal way to distribute COVID-19 vaccines?
The International Network for Government Science Advice has been monitoring different countries’ prioritisation models for the vaccine rollout – from the arts and culture sector in Serbia to indigenous populations in North America and New Zealand, and politicians in Turkey ...

Second Report on Progress – Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
The second Progress Report from the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response that has been appointed by the World Health Organisation to investigate the international response to COVID-19 pandemic and its origins ...

Progress report from the Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
The first Progress Report from the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response that has been appointed by the World Health Organisation to investigate the international response to COVID-19 pandemic and its origins ...

The Pandemic Lens: Focusing across Time Scales for Local-Global Sustainability
Our common survival at local-global levels depends on being able to understand the urgencies of exponential change across these timescales. The ‘‘Pandemic Lens’’ introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic gives us perspective to operate with informed short-term to long-term decision making ...

Science advisers around the world on 2020
Seven government researchers who helped to guide their governments’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic speak out ...

WHO reform: a call for an early-warning protocol for infectious diseases
The global population deserves a better model — one that delivers information about the risk of emergent infectious diseases faster and in a way that is transparent, verifiable and non-politicised. A discussion paper ...
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