Public Health China Lifts Restrictions, COVID Case Counts Soar The fears of the central government about the near-term impact of shifting away from its zero-COVID policy have quickly emerged here in December. Even with last spring’s case count surge, a large portion of China’s population has previously avoided exposure to the disease since the original outbreak in Wuhan in December 2019. In addition, the efficacy of the country’s two domestically produced vaccines seems markedly less compared to the mRMA technologies of Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna, at least for the first two inoculations according to findings published in the Economist magazine and other publications. China’s other major challenge has been the low...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
WPI’s team was retained by the governing board of a U.S. industry organization to review a decision, reached by vote, to invest significant assets into the development and management of an export trading company. WPI’s team conducted a formal review of this decision and concluded that the current level of market saturation would limit the benefits of the investment. Based on WPI’s analysis and recommended actions, the board subsequently reversed its decision and undertook a strategic planning effort to identify more impactful investments. On behalf of numerous clients, WPI has not only assisted in identifying strategic paths but also advised their implementation.