'President Joe Biden was between a shot and a hard place. In the end, he chose humanity. ... Ultimately, making vaccines more available will benefit Americans, since nobody is safe from Covid until everyone is,' writes StCollinson | Analysis
This was excerpted from the May 6 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe.The World Health Organization, countries like India and South Africa, and many within Biden's own Democratic Party have long called for the temporarily loosening of pharmaceutical giants' patents on Covid-19 vaccines.
His position was especially delicate since he had promised to share vaccine technology with other countries during his campaign, and he is already being accused of not doing enough to help poor nations get quick access to vaccine stocks. It was a moment for leadership, and not just because of the terrible human toll of the pandemic abroad. Ultimately, making vaccines more available will benefit Americans, since nobody is safe from Covid until everyone is.
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