The global economic recovery is continuing, even as the pandemic resurges. The fault lines opened up by COVID-19 are looking more persistent—near-term divergences are expected to leave lasting imprints on medium-term performance. Vaccine access and early policy support are the principal drivers of the gaps.
![World Economic Outlook: Recovery during a Pandemic—Health Concerns, Supply Disruptions, Price Pressures.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.nicic.gov/info.nicic.gov/files/styles/large/s3/media/images/world_economic_outlook-_recovery_during_a_pandemic_0.jpg?VersionId=l4z8vLA9MZJPzowxXEMeTgyLLso62gDc&itok=fNq_kuRu)