It's March, and it's been nearly a year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.

There's no two ways about it. It's a bitter anniversary,

but it's also a time to think about how far we've come.

There was so much confusion at the start about how to protect ourselves.

Now a year later we've learned a lot about how to stay safe, and we've developed highly effective

vaccines in record time. We're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

But there is at least one more hurdle that threatens to undo our

progress. All around the world, wealthy countries are hoarding vaccines,

leaving huge swaths of the global population without access.

Global health officials say that this could be a lethal mistake for rich and poor countries alike.

I'm Gabriel Sierra and this is why it matters.

Today, why a global pandemic needs a global response.

It was almost a year ago that the country began shutting down from COVID and for the first time

there seems to be a real reason to have cautious optimism.

Who gets the vaccine and when are not only serious questions in the U.S. but also around the globe.

In the global fight against COVID-19, it's mutations that are proving the next great challenge.

So we have a lot of really important stuff to talk about, but I feel like one of those

important things is that both you and I are South Brooklyn children, and I feel like it was really important to just

get that out of the way. Where were you where were you in South Brooklyn? I'm

from Manhattan Beach. You are. Yeah. I'm from Bensonhurst. I know. Well, you need no introduction, but I'll just start the way we always start which is what is your name and what do you do?

My name is Dr Anthony Fauchy,

and I'm the director of the National Institute of Allergy

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