3 ms·
You made it sound like child's play, and yet how many countries have been able to produce their own COVID vaccine and use it for their own people? And under US
by ncann 5y ago
You made it sound like child's play, and yet how many countries have been able to produce their own COVID vaccine and use it for their own people? And under US embargo no less, that's actually the most impressive part.
- acituan 5y ago> yet how many countries have been able to produce their own COVID vaccine and use it for their own people? One of the best things about international economy is that not every country needs to invest in their own $anything if they can import it from the best, especially for cheaper. Therefore it is wrong to equivocate the number of countries that has developed their own vaccines with the number of countries that can develop them. Cube, seems like, developed it because they had no choice, not as a tour de force of their medical know-how.
- baybal2 5y agoI believe one does not rely on international trade during a global pandemic.
- simfree 5y agoIf anything international trade dependency robbed Canada and many other nations of the ability to develop a vaccine and vaccinate their population in a timely manner. Only those nations with capable vaccine development and manufacturing capabilities were able to first or second in line to vaccinate their population.
- baybal2 5y agoI believe even countries which are wastelands industry wise can easily make some if it's nation level project. Even Bangladesh, out of all places, got a vaccine plant built on its own. Even freaking Rwanda seem to be about to start vaccine manufacturing.
- ncann 5y ago> One of the best things about international economy is that not every country needs to invest in their own $anything if they can import it from the best, especially for cheaper. In general, yes, but vaccine is one of those things that you do NOT want to rely on someone else, and every country would prefer to be able to produce their own, even if it's more expensive. This pandemic has clearly shown that when shit hits the fan, every country will prioritize their own citizen first, which is perfectly understandable.
- the_doctah 5y agoThe embargo has been in place for quite some time. I think Cuba has figured out how to deal with it by now.
- sampo 5y ago> You made it sound like child's play, and yet how many countries have been able to produce their own COVID vaccine and use it for their own people? Most of the countries that bothered to start vaccine development projects, also have successful vaccines, am I right? As far as I know, only France and Australia launched projects but didn't get there.