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The best chance we have against this thing is international cooperation. This doesn't bode well, if the US government thinks it can spend its way into getting

The best chance we have against this thing is international cooperation. This doesn't bode well, if the US government thinks it can spend its way into getting the vaccine before everyone else. "Contacted by Reuters, a spokeswoman for the German Health Ministry said: "We confirm the report in the Welt am Sonntag."" https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/15/coronavirus-germany-tries-to-stop-us-luring-away-firm-seeking-vaccine.html?__twitter_impression=true https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/15/coronavirus-germany-trie...

mushufasa 7y ago
To anyone either naive or cynical about global governance and wondering why we don't all cooperate, I recommend this book: "Governing the World: The History of an Idea, 1815 to Present" by Mark Mazower https://books.google.com/books/about/Governing_the_World.html?id=6-GAmwEACAAJ https://books.google.com/books/about/Governing_the_World.htm... These behaviors are not new. The attitude the current American administration has towards the idea of global governance is an old attitude, and will prevent cooperation. This will not be the last time you see something similar in the news, and there will be no change unless the administration fundamentally changes its beliefs (read: the administration changes).
theferalrobot 7y ago
Yeah and if you actually read the Reuters report it says the exact opposite of this business insider drivel. > The U.S. government has spoken with many (more than 25) companies that claim they can help with a vaccine. Most of these companies already received seed funding from U.S. investors... any solution found would be shared with the world https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-usa/germany-tries-to-stop-u-s-from-luring-away-firm-seeking-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2120IV https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-german...
- roywiggins 7y ago
  Just because those companies say that doesn't mean the Trump administration doesn't think it can buy an exclusive cure for itself. That they can't doesn't matter as much as they appear to be trying. The Welt am Sonntag report says "US-Präsident Donald Trump versucht offenbar, deutsche Wissenschaftler, die an einem potenziellen Corona-Impfstoff arbeiten, mit hohen finanziellen Zuwendungen nach Amerika zu locken beziehungsweise das Medikament exklusiv für sein Land zu sichern." which Google Translate assures me means "US President Donald Trump apparently tries to lure German scientists working on a potential corona vaccine to America with high financial donations or to secure the drug exclusively for his country." And the German health ministry confirmed the Welt story to Reuters. https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article206555143/Corona-USA-will-Zugriff-auf-deutsche-Impfstoff-Firma.html https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article206555143/Corona-USA-w...
  - theferalrobot 7y ago
    Right they confirmed that the US has been reaching out to companies to supply funding, which is what I just quoted. There is no evidence other than anonymous sources that the Trump admin was looking for an 'exclusive' cure only for the US.

mushufasa 7y ago

To anyone either naive or cynical about global governance and wondering why we don't all cooperate, I recommend this book: "Governing the World: The History of an Idea, 1815 to Present" by Mark Mazower https://books.google.com/books/about/Governing_the_World.html?id=6-GAmwEACAAJ https://books.google.com/books/about/Governing_the_World.htm... These behaviors are not new. The attitude the current American administration has towards the idea of global governance is an old attitude, and will prevent cooperation. This will not be the last time you see something similar in the news, and there will be no change unless the administration fundamentally changes its beliefs (read: the administration changes).

theferalrobot 7y ago

Yeah and if you actually read the Reuters report it says the exact opposite of this business insider drivel. > The U.S. government has spoken with many (more than 25) companies that claim they can help with a vaccine. Most of these companies already received seed funding from U.S. investors... any solution found would be shared with the world https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-usa/germany-tries-to-stop-u-s-from-luring-away-firm-seeking-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2120IV https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-german...

roywiggins 7y ago
Just because those companies say that doesn't mean the Trump administration doesn't think it can buy an exclusive cure for itself. That they can't doesn't matter as much as they appear to be trying. The Welt am Sonntag report says "US-Präsident Donald Trump versucht offenbar, deutsche Wissenschaftler, die an einem potenziellen Corona-Impfstoff arbeiten, mit hohen finanziellen Zuwendungen nach Amerika zu locken beziehungsweise das Medikament exklusiv für sein Land zu sichern." which Google Translate assures me means "US President Donald Trump apparently tries to lure German scientists working on a potential corona vaccine to America with high financial donations or to secure the drug exclusively for his country." And the German health ministry confirmed the Welt story to Reuters. https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article206555143/Corona-USA-will-Zugriff-auf-deutsche-Impfstoff-Firma.html https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article206555143/Corona-USA-w...
- theferalrobot 7y ago
  Right they confirmed that the US has been reaching out to companies to supply funding, which is what I just quoted. There is no evidence other than anonymous sources that the Trump admin was looking for an 'exclusive' cure only for the US.