US stays away as world leaders agree action on Covid-19 vaccine
Source: The Guardian
Global leaders have pledged to accelerate cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine and to share research, treatment and medicines across the globe. But the United States did not take part in the World Health Organization initiative, in a sign of Donald Trumps increasing isolation on the global stage.
The cooperation pledge, made at a virtual meeting, was designed to show that wealthy countries will not keep the results of research from developing countries.
The meeting also represented a symbolic endorsement of the United Nations body in the face of Trumps decision to suspend US payments and condemn its leaders as subordinates of the Chinese Communist party. China and the US have accused each other of bullying and disinformation over the coronavirus outbreak, damaging efforts to secure cooperation at the G20, the natural international institution to handle global health outside the UN.
Instead an ad hoc grouping of 20 world leaders and global health figures were on the call, including the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the American philanthropist Bill Gates. Britain will co-chair a joint coronavirus global response summit on 4 May aimed at raising funds for vaccine research, treatments and tests.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/24/us-stays-away-as-world-leaders-agree-action-on-covid-19-vaccine
Well, better that Gates took part than some crony of Trump's, like Pompeo, I suppose. But despite the superior competence and good will of Gates (or pretty much any non-Republican American), it still needs to be the federal government that's involved. If Trump's ego would shrink to the point of letting the CDC represent the USA, that'd be fine. But it's not as if his ego will ever do anything but hurt others.
no_hypocrisy
(46,017 posts)it wouldn't share it with other countries unless they paid for it.
Eugene
(61,806 posts)https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/03/17/trump-poach-coronavirus-vaccine/
These are people who would try to monetize the fire department.
zentrum
(9,865 posts).....and air. Monetize all of it is their credo.
Harker
(13,957 posts)ananda
(28,831 posts)This virus is the posterchild for universal rebellion
against all mechanistic societies.
It has literally cracked up our world and this is
happening not because of the virus per se but
because of the way we deal with the world and
others based on the false misconception that
society can operate based on the meme of
mechanism and not holism.
It's interesting, but I would prefer a different
outcome so that we could heal and move
together towards a healthy society.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Jared's profits from re-selling the PPE's that he is seizing. In tRump world "Charity begins with us, and profits us" The warehouses where Jared is storing the supplies, desperately needed for the US medical community, should be raided, and the supplies returned to the governors who ordered and paid for them. This is a traitorous act, by a person who was NOT elected to his position. As far as I am concerned, he is just a family member, helping himself and father in law to profit at US citizen's expense. There is no low too low for this crime family.
Time to end the Trump family crime spree.
Maxheader
(4,370 posts)Just like they would you or i.. .
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)committee? Not a damn thing. They would probably put Prince Jared in charge of being the spokesperson. There are so few truly accomplished, educated, responsible, experienced members of tRump's team that the rest of the world ignores them. Rightfully so. Nothing to add to any discussion.
KPN
(15,635 posts)another with this absolute moron in the WH, endlessly. Geezuz fuck!
Im increasingly curious what the intelligence organizations of other developed nations are seeing, learning, projecting and concluding about the USA today.
Auggie
(31,130 posts)Let the virus linger long enough to make it risky to vote in person.
With GOP Governor and state legislature support, close down key voting stations in swing states and blue counties.
Sabotage vote-by-mail by defunding the U.S. Postal Service.
Disrupt the Democratic Convention and Joe Biden's personal campaign appearances.
paleotn
(17,876 posts)Auggie
(31,130 posts)as weve already witnessed.
paleotn
(17,876 posts)the one thing we have going for us is top to bottom this crew is the dumbest in American history. They will find a way to fuck it up.
Auggie
(31,130 posts)it's not entirely Trump's crew. There are very shrewd P.R. agencies, campaigners and influencers, U.S. and Russian, plus massive oligarchy wealth from local and abroad, all working for Trump. They were just smart enough to squeak out an electoral college win four years ago. I'm really, really, frightened they'll do so again, especially with COVID-19 by their side.
Grokenstein
(5,721 posts)...you're talking about a different kind of execution. Never mind.
paleotn
(17,876 posts)Cuomo, Newsom, Hogan, et. al. The US doesn't actually have a president right now. A spoiled toddler grabbed the controls in 2016 and thinks buttons are toys.
Grokenstein
(5,721 posts)as The Ivankabot1000 is at a business discussion.
tanyev
(42,514 posts)lark
(23,059 posts)He's dead set on owning this himself and profiteering off of it madly. He tried to do that once already with buying a German firm, but only letting them make tests for America (which he would control land profit from), and they refused. His administration had already said the vaccine would be very expensive and people would be on the hook for the costs, not covered because it'd be so new.
lark
(23,059 posts)drumpf intends to personally profiteer off the vaccine so will refuse to share it and that's what this is all about. He's been trying and has already been caught once. You know he didn't stop and is still doing it, just keeping his role better hidden this time around.
qwlauren35
(6,145 posts)Biden gets elected, vaccine comes out in February.
lark
(23,059 posts)Soon as I finish the treatments for my shoulder, I will be getting trained and working on GOTV calls with Florida Dems. Having a blue tsunami for Biden is our only hope and I will be spending my time helping with this effort.
dlk
(11,509 posts)olegramps
(8,200 posts)Trumps medical advisors stand mute while he advances ignorant suggestions that could actually kill people. I don't have any respect for any of them when they fail to speak up and allow this nincompoop to spread nonsense. I really don't give a damn if his nitwit constituency drinks Clorox. Damn good riddance.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)And they're glad the US stayed away.
Igel
(35,270 posts)It did such great job in January and February.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)After 4+ months of the pandemic, the WHO decides it is time for international cooperation on a vaccine and treatment?
still_one
(92,060 posts)fall. I hope they are right. They sure seem confident
nevergiveup
(4,755 posts)iluvtennis
(19,826 posts)SunSeeker
(51,504 posts)We are impeding progress instead of leading it.
Initech
(100,029 posts)Instead we have a president who is telling people to fucking drink bleach.
BrightKnight
(3,567 posts)I would think that they would have a problem with this.
0rganism
(23,920 posts)we are ruined