Sharing The Vaccine : The Indicator from Planet Money

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It's obviously in a country's interest to produce a coronavirus vaccine and protect its citizens. But it's also in its interest — economically and politically — to share that vaccine with the world.

Across the world, there are more than 150 coronavirus vaccine candidates. Governments naturally want to protect their own citizens, ensuring they have access to a vaccine once it's developed. Should it horde the vaccine to make sure all of its own citizens are immunized first, or should it agree in advance with other countries to share the vaccine across borders?

Chad Bown of the Peterson Institute talks to us about why it makes economic and political sense for the country that develops the vaccine first to share with everyone else.

 

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SmithCo46597700 Sure... who EXACTLY

It seems a no-brainer that there is a moral obligation to share a vaccine globally. It needs to be produced simultaneously across the globe.

That country can also choose not to share its vaccine. But when the rest of the world die, you can still expect to double your exports; right?

Let the world share our own 65yo treatment with us.

What about TRICOR. FDA approved. Safe. Great results in Israel. Ok just wait for a vaccine.

Are we all in this together? What are our goals ... and how do we know who's winning? nation religion finance ... dumb-down, delude, divide & conquer

Soft power is the greatest power and it’s a power trump doesn’t posses.

You could also use it to barter with totalitarian regimes to get people out of concentration camps. Though I'm sure the CCP will steal it regardless.

You know 2020 has been a total disaster when a hurricane is headed straight for you, and you are like.....Meh... FloridaCovidEpicenter VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare

Yeah, tell China that

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