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"We need our collective knowledge, insight, and experience to answer the questions we don’t have answers to, and to identify the questions we may not even realize we need to ask", rightly stated by WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros. While members of the scientific community are working endlessly and tirelessly to develop prophylactic (for prevention) and therapeutic (for cure) options to contain the pandemic, notably what Dr. Tedros emphasized was the need for collective and coordinated scientific undertakings on a global scale to  rapidly expedite the development pipeline for drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics. This isn’t the first time WHO has vocally advocated for open and collaborative endeavors from scientists and researchers irrespective of their national and organizational affiliation.