What Next TBD: The COVAX Fantasy

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🗓️ 20 February 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Over two years into the pandemic, much of the world remains either unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or lacking access to mRNA vaccines entirely. How did the leading effort to vaccinate the world go so wrong? Guest: Achal Prabhala, coordinator of the AccessIBSA project and a fellow of the Shuttleworth Foundation, in Bangalore. Host: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On June 25th, Ironheart arrives on Disney Plus.
0:03.0	What is going all with you?
0:04.8	From Marvel Television, an executive producer, Ryan Coogler.
0:07.8	I wanted to build something undeniable, but now I'm in trouble.
0:10.7	Don't miss the sixth episode of Vand.
0:12.7	I joined a crew of criminals, and now I'm about to get killed by a deranged man in a cake.
0:17.4	Be the first to experience the all-new series.
0:20.5	You've bitten off a hell of a lot more than you can chew.
0:22.7	Don't cook you a lot.
0:23.5	Marvel Television's Ironhard.
0:25.4	Streaming June 20th, only on Disney Plus.
0:27.7	18 plus subscription required.
0:29.1	Decencies apply.
0:34.1	When the world has safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, how can we make sure they reach the people that need them most?
0:43.3	There's this video I've watched a lot this week.
0:46.4	It's from two years ago.
0:48.1	There are little shots of vials moving along an assembly line, people staring earnestly into the camera, walking through
0:55.8	masked crowds, or cuddling a baby. It's from a group called Gavi, a public-private
1:01.7	partnership with the goal of expanding vaccine access. If governments compete for vaccines,
1:07.7	most countries could miss out. This is not only bad for countries that cannot secure their
1:12.9	own supplies. It's bad for us all, as no one is safe until everyone is safe. In 2020, Gavi was pushing
1:22.3	the idea of a special partnership, where countries would pool money and risk to try to get COVID vaccines to people
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