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Not eating food yet, what do we do? and crazy disinformation on social media, people have been tweeting at me all day these insane things. >> john: where is nina jankowicz when you need her. >> brian: must be a musical shes studying to perform. i have not heard anything proactive to do yet, but also warnings again, when the inflation goes up, you better stop gouging the american public. now all of a sudden we hear you better stop hoarding. excuse me, a mom might have two kids, i dont think we sh...

Kenya Joins South Africa’s Ramaphosa in Calling Out ‘Vaccine Apartheid’ Officials are accusing rich countries of hoarding vaccines and closing borders to African countries. Why Global Citizens Should Care COVID-19 vaccines are essential in the global strategy to end the pandemic and are only effective if distributed equitably among countries. The United Nations’ Global Goal 3 calls for good health and well-being and this cannot be achieved if richer countries continue to hoard vaccines ...

SDRs: Why African Officials Are Backing This Innovative Way of Funding COVID-19 Response Without assistance, an estimated 49 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty. Why Global Citizens Should Care The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected economies and has significantly increased global poverty rates. This has set countries behind in the journey to achieving the United Nations’ Global Goals by 2030. In order to get back on track, innovative financing sources and emergency as...

Over 40 Charities in Africa Slam Rich Nations for Blocking Access to COVID-19 Vaccines Africa has received only 0.2% of 300 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered worldwide. By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, March 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Charities in Africa slammed rich nations on Thursday for blocking efforts to waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, saying this would prolong the pandemic for years in poorer nations and push millions across the continent deeper into poverty. More than ...

Tanzania Isnt Vaccinating Against COVID-19. What Does That Mean for the World? Tanzania’s health minister confirmed that the country has no plans to procure COVID-19 vaccines. Moina Spooner, an editor with The Conversation Africa, asked Catherine Kyobutungi to explain Tanzania’s COVID-19 response and why it’s problematic. Why has the decision been taken not to vaccinate? Tanzania has had a unique approach to controlling COVID-19. Only a few months into the pandemic last year, the presiden...

Gianluigi Guercia/Pool/AP NewsDefeat Poverty President Ramaphosa & Health Workers Get First COVID-19 Vaccines in South Africa The country has become the first to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Why Global Citizens Should Care COVID-19 significantly impacts the health and socio-economic development of those who live in middle- and low-income countries. The United Nations’ Global Goal 3 calls for good health and well-being for all, and this can only be achieved if al...

What Is Vaccine Equity? Why Global Citizens Should Care Vaccine equity — the equitable distribution of vaccines worldwide — is essential to ending infectious diseases that spread rapidly between countries. The United Nations’ Global Goal 3 calls for good health and well-being for all, which cannot be achieved if countries adopt a mentality of vaccine nationalism rather than supporting the global response. You can join us in taking action on this issue here. Within a year of the first re...