The n e w e ng l a n d j o u r na l of m e dic i n e

Edi t or i a l

Audio Interview: Do We Have the Tools

to End the Covid-19 Pandemic?
Eric J. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., Lindsey R. Baden, M.D., and Stephen Morrissey, Ph.D.

The continuing spread of SARS-CoV-2 remains a ber 2, 2021, the editors debate whether the tools
Public Health Emergency of International Con- we have today can end the Covid-19 pandemic
cern. What physicians need to know about trans- and discuss a new study on the efficacy of An audio
mission, diagnosis, and treatment of Covid-19 is mRNA-1273 against the delta variant. interview with
Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available at Eric Rubin and
the subject of ongoing updates from infectious
NEJM.org. Lindsey Baden
disease experts at the Journal. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2117543 is available at
In this audio interview conducted on Novem- Copyright © 2021 Massachusetts Medical Society. NEJM.org

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