1 million Covid deaths in 8 months - it will be 1.5 million in a year. That will make Covid the joint deadliest infectious diseases in the world in 2020. 
You may wonder what else kills 1.5 million a year. It's tuberculosis. TB is completely curable & preventable, but because it only kills people in the developing world, those of us with privilege ignore it. Of course we want a Covid vaccine - but let's fix TB too!
And for more context, each year:
HIV (treatable) kills 650,000,
Flu kills 500,000,
Malaria (curable and preventable) kills 400,000.
Let's think globally about who lives, who dies, and why.
HIV (treatable) kills 650,000,
Flu kills 500,000,
Malaria (curable and preventable) kills 400,000.
Let's think globally about who lives, who dies, and why.
If we are scared of Covid in the developed West, we should reflect on how those in the developing world feel about those other diseases. Why should simple economics mean those in the developing world are denied the security of vaccines, treatments & cures for TB, HIV & malaria?
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