Among the takeaways from a large COVID-19 research and innovation meeting led by the World Health Organization (WHO) this week, the vaccine pipeline is healthy and scientists are eager to learn more about the impact of social distancing and other nonpharmaceutical interventions.As the 2-day online meeting wrapped up today, the global COVID-19 total reached 10,776,482 cases, and 517,956 people have died from their infections, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.Scientists pause to assess research landscapeAt a media briefing at the close of the meeting, Soumya Swaminathan, MD, the WHO's chief scientist, said the goal of the meeting wasn't to set policy, but to take stock of science developments, which have come at a rapid pace,