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22 Jun, 7 tweets, 3 min read
THREAD: @POTUS’s announcement that the U.S. will donate 500 million #COVID19 vaccine doses in the next year will save lives.

It will protect people abroad and make Americans safer too.

BUT we must do even more. 1/
Fighting the spread of dangerous variants means that the U.S. won't have to consider reimposing or extending travel restrictions to protect public health.

The faster the world is vaccinated, the sooner our lives and economy can return to normal. 2/
The 500m-dose donation also earns us goodwill abroad as we re-engage with the world. And offering doses with "no strings attached" contrasts with China & Russia, powers making demands in exchange for doses. 3/
But we can do more to get the world vaccinated as soon as possible. First, we should continue to support a #TRIPSWaiver on #IP enforcement requirements during the pandemic. This will give countries greater bargaining power in access to goods & know-how. 4/ news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…
The U.S. should also independently finance the transfer of “know-how” & “show-how” needed to produce vaccines and other COVID-19 treatments. This will give producers around the world the tools needed to produce their own vaccines & treatments. 5/ thehill.com/blogs/congress…
Getting the whole world vaccinated is in the U.S.’s best interest, for the safety of Americans, for the sake of global health, and for the demonstration of goodwill abroad. Let’s invest all we can into that goal. END/
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