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peppertree

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2. Humane and smart - just like Joe Biden
Thu Jun 3, 2021, 11:37 AM
Jun 2021

And not a moment too soon - because not only is most the world still mostly unvaccinated (the US, the EU, UK, and China account for 62% of doses given thus far - but have 29% of the population), what vaccines the 3rd world countries have gotten have mostly come from China and Russia.

Wherever you go in the 3rd world, it's mostly either Sinopharm (Chinese state), Coronavac (Chinese firm Sinovac), or Sputnik V (Russia's Gamaleya Labs).

AstraZeneca (mainly from India, until recently) and, lately, Pfizer have made inroads - but it's still mostly China and Russia.

Biden's decision is the best possible response to that - not least because everyone knows Pfizer (actually, BioNTech) mRNA vaccines are the best in the market.

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Fantastic Duncanpup Jun 2021 #1
Humane and smart - just like Joe Biden peppertree Jun 2021 #2
Wondering why he didn't allocate more for Canada & Mexico? SheltieLover Jun 2021 #3
Good question. peppertree Jun 2021 #4
Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Jun 2021 #5
You're very welcome peppertree Jun 2021 #6
From your keyboard to karma's ear! SheltieLover Jun 2021 #7
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