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The EU approached the vaccine production with hopeless naivete while the UK and US approached it like they were at war. Biden speaks in a nicer manner but he i
by throwaway4good 6y ago
The EU approached the vaccine production with hopeless naivete while the UK and US approached it like they were at war.
Biden speaks in a nicer manner but he is still doing the policies of Trump's America First.
IMHO we in Europe should return the favour and start working with the Chinese on vaccine production. They are the only ones with an industrial capacity comparable to the US.
- sschueller 6y agoThe US and UK approach it as if they are at war with everyone else. It is very sad to see where their priorities really are when this is a global issue not separated by borders. The resulting chip shortage and the state which India is in will also affect the US and UK even if they don't think it will.
- thehappypm 6y agoThe West has a deep obligation to end the pandemic globally, but it also has every right to end the pandemic at home first. Israel, the US, and the UK are acting like they're at war against the pandemic, and finally, they're winning.
- sealeck 6y agoBut other countries have acted as though there was an infectious disease outbreak, haven't had the deaths and don't need to "win" because they didn't "loose" in the first place.
- thehappypm 6y agoYes, China was very successful at containing the outbreak by welding the ill into their apartment buildings. Australia and New Zealand had the benefit of their rather extreme isolation from the rest of the world. India looked like it was doing great til it wasn't.