More than a month of internal debate led up to Biden's decision this week to endorse international calls to strip patent protections for vaccines.
"This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures," U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Wednesday in announcing the move. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo also opposed the plan, but was excluded from the final meeting, two people familiar with the decision-making process but not authorized to speak publicly about private deliberations said on condition of anonymity. Other White House officials highlighted the practical limitations of Biden's decision, but the symbolism won the day.
The decision by a WHO technical advisory group -- a first for a Chinese vaccine -- opens the possibility that Sinopharm's offering could be included in the U.N.-backed COVAX program in coming weeks or months and distributed through UNICEF and the WHO's Americas regional office.
Who wrote this? Who thought quoting tom fckn cotton was relevant Garbage....
He should. It’s a race against Chinese Comrade influence.
The 'BS'A is irrelevant in today's world!
More like an apology for what the last guy did to piss off the rest of the world.
Better US than Russia and China.