Re:The WHO is seeking a new treaty on handling future pandemics
by akira2501 on Sunday November 28, 2021 @11:47PM
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> WHO shall decide how long the US is made to wait for vaccine.
It seems to be that the intellectual property is more pertinent than the total export volume to "poorer nations."
> They also point to conflicts over the lack of transparency and information sharing, particularly by China.
Right. The problem is not the actual lack of transparency but rather "conflicts over the lack of transparency." And no, I do not allow that NPR writers are somehow oblivious to the distinction; they mean exactly what is written.
> Some countries were accused of hoarding of medical supplies.
WHO shall decide how little medical supply the US is allowed to buy or keep.
> Then when vaccines were finally developed, poorer nations have complained that they weren't shared equitably.
WHO shall decide how long the US is made to wait for vaccine.
> A final concern, the experts say: The global response to the crisis is led by an underfunded World Health Organization that has no power to force any nation to do anything.
Give WHO more money. Give WHO more power. No assurances that performance will be any less abysmal are to be expected.
Should make a nice photo op when Biden signs it.