The COVID-19 Catastrophe. Richard Horton

for a period of grace. To my colleagues at The Lancet who worked assiduously to ensure that research on COVID-19 was peer reviewed and published rapidly to support those responding on the frontlines of this pandemic. To health workers and scientists around the world who took time under immense pressure and difficulty to describe their extraordinary experiences. To John Thompson, for his constant encouragement. To Emma Longstaff, Helen Davies, Lucas Jones, Neil de Cort and Caroline Richmond from Polity, who helped to make the message real. And to three anonymous reviewers, whose comments and suggestions helped to sharpen the substance of this argument.