The Biden administration announced its support for COVID-19 vaccine patent waivers as the

World Trade Organization meets this week to discuss those waivers.

Meanwhile, cases are surging in India and Brazil, setting single-day records almost every day.

And in 2019, the US birth rate fell for the sixth consecutive year, reaching a three-decade

low. This is America Dissective. I'm your host, Dr. Abdul-Elsaid.

Welcome back to season three of America Dissective. Last week, I wanted to set some context for the

season. Why, as we begin to emerge from this pandemic, we need to keep paying attention to what's

next on the horizon. But I tried to situate that in my own story, because public health is all

about to set up. This week, we step back into our regular format, talking through the most pressing

issues, and then interviewing the thought leaders, activists, and policymakers looking to solve them.

Let's get to it. 2020 was filled with tragic moments, like that first lockdown, the fear of

bounding, not knowing how long we'd be there or what would come next. But there's one moment from

that year I don't think any of us will ever forget. That raw, painful moment, when we saw or

just even heard about the brutal murder of George Floyd. I won't ever forget it. I could only watch

the first few minutes. It was too brutal. It launched a reckoning about police brutality against

black folks that continues to reverberate today. Nearly 10% of Americans, that's 35 million people

participated in a protest, making it the largest single movement in US history. And though that

movement isn't over, it's far, far from over. We at least saw a rare moment of individual accountability.

State of Minnesota plaintiff versus Derek Michael Chauvin defendant. We the jury in the above

entitled matter as to count one by the defendant guilty. Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police

officer who murdered George Floyd, is being brought to justice. But what about the system that

killed and continues to kill so many other black folks? And I'm not just talking about the criminal

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