The Rockefeller Foundation has taken leadership on developing strategies to deal with COVID-19. They have created the position of Managing Director, Pandemics and appointed and expert in the field, Dr.  Jonathan “Jono” Quick MD to fill the position. Quick is author of a book entitled “End of Pandemics.” They also have funded an initiative at Arizona State University called The COVID-19 Diagnostics Commons to build a comprehensive database on testing resources. And they have funded a national action plan, the National COVID-19 Testing and Tracing Plan which is described below. Pandemics sicken and kill people in three ways: first by…

ASU, World Economic Forum and the Rockefeller Foundation partner help companies get back to work through a new initiative :The COVID-19 Diagnostics Commons — an interactive hub for the global community to access the very latest information about testing options and to share knowledge and practices for safely bringing back and keeping employees in the workplace during the COVID-19 era. Real-world, timely and accessible data on workplace reopening, testing and employee safety initiatives is needed to get the global economy back on track. To that end, two critical resources are now available: The COVID-19 Workplace Commons, which collects and disseminates…