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Re:Covid: US backs waiver on vaccine intellectual property by sschueller on Thursday May 06, 2021 @10:52AM (#27064120)
The US and UK approach it as if they are at war with everyone else. It is very sad to see where their priorities really are when this is a global issue not separated by borders.

The resulting chip shortage and the state which India is in will also affect the US and UK even if they don't think it will.

Re:Covid: US backs waiver on vaccine intellectual property by thehappypm on Thursday May 06, 2021 @11:13AM (#27064435)
The West has a deep obligation to end the pandemic globally, but it also has every right to end the pandemic at home first. Israel, the US, and the UK are acting like they're at war against the pandemic, and finally, they're winning.
Re:Covid: US backs waiver on vaccine intellectual property by sealeck on Friday May 07, 2021 @03:03AM (#27073138)
But other countries have acted as though there was an infectious disease outbreak, haven't had the deaths and don't need to "win" because they didn't "loose" in the first place.
Re:Covid: US backs waiver on vaccine intellectual property by thehappypm on Friday May 07, 2021 @10:11AM (#27076072)
Yes, China was very successful at containing the outbreak by welding the ill into their apartment buildings. Australia and New Zealand had the benefit of their rather extreme isolation from the rest of the world. India looked like it was doing great til it wasn't.