2021 was a challenging year for medical professionals and researchers. We entered the second calendar year of COVID-19 and, while the emergence of reliable and effective vaccines has brought some hope for the future, there remain grand challenges for the world’s global health infrastructures - including vaccine hesitancy and availability for the poorest communities in the world.
Now more than ever, it is vital that medical research be open and accessible to all.
In this Research Topic, hosted by the Speciality Chief Editor of Translational Medicine, we invited leading researchers to contribute Expert Opinions assessing the current state of the medical fields, evaluating future prospects and stimulating debate.
2021 was a challenging year for medical professionals and researchers. We entered the second calendar year of COVID-19 and, while the emergence of reliable and effective vaccines has brought some hope for the future, there remain grand challenges for the world’s global health infrastructures - including vaccine hesitancy and availability for the poorest communities in the world.
Now more than ever, it is vital that medical research be open and accessible to all.
In this Research Topic, hosted by the Speciality Chief Editor of Translational Medicine, we invited leading researchers to contribute Expert Opinions assessing the current state of the medical fields, evaluating future prospects and stimulating debate.