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Competing Interests: SMT holds a NHMRC Investigator Grant helped cover time spent on this commentary; lead two paid consultancies for AHSPR in 2020 conducting literature reviews on the intersection of evolving COVID 19 responses and primary health care; and is an unpaid member of the Board of Directors of Health Systems Global. RG is Director of Research at the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone (FHC). The views expressed in this Comment are hers alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the FHC. All other authors declare no competing interests.