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"The #COVID19 pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis that has been met with an unprecedented global response. Research and development have played a central role"-@DrTedros

"Since January, WHO has been working with thousands of researchers all over the world to accelerate and track vaccine development - from developing animal models to clinical trial designs, and everything in between"-@DrTedros #COVID19

"We’ve also developed diagnostics that are being used all over the world; And we’re coordinating a global trial on the safety and efficacy of four therapeutics against #COVID19. The world needs these tools, and it needs them fast"-@DrTedros

"Past experience has taught us that even when tools are available, they have been not been equally available to all. We cannot allow that to happen"-@DrTedros #COVID19

"Today, WHO is proud to be uniting with many partners to launch the Access to #COVID19 Tools Accelerator, or the ACT Accelerator"-@DrTedros

"This is a landmark collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable distribution of vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics for #COVID19"-@DrTedros

"Our shared commitment is to ensure all people have access to all the tools to defeat #COVID19. The ACT Accelerator brings together the combined power of several organizations to work with speed and scale"-@DrTedros

"Each of us are doing great work, but we cannot work alone. We’re coming together to work in new ways to identify challenges and solutions together"-@DrTedros #COVID19