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Analysis: COVID-19 pandemic may persist in poorer countries - Montreal Gazette, June 6, 2021
Published: 7 June 2021
Dr. Joanne Liu, Professor focusing on pandemic and health emergencies at the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) is quoted by the Montreal Gazette.
"Quebec鈥檚 foremost pandemic expert, who took part in an international panel to assess the global COVID-19 response, is predicting that the crisis could split in two: with Canada and other wealthy nations bringing the situation under control following mass vaccination campaigns while the coronavirus continues to rage in poorer countries. Dr. Joanne Liu, former international president of M茅decins sans fronti猫res, drew a parallel between lingering HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis epidemics in developing nations and what might happen with COVID-19."