The New England Journal of Medicine, in an unprecedented move, published an editorial statement in the October 8, 2020,
issue condemning the federal pandemic response [
[1]
]. The article pointed out that the tragedy of the pandemic could have been avoided
with an appropriate federal response and leadership [
[1]
]. The editors note that the United States has had more covid19 infections and deaths
than any other country in the world, including countries with much larger populations.
As of the date of publication, over 7.5 million Americans had been infected with the
coronavirus and over 200,000 had died [
[1]
].To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: October 27, 2020
Accepted:
October 20,
2020
Received:
October 15,
2020
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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