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I hope this is the beginning not the end of US efforts to expand global vaccine manufacturing and that the waiver delivers all the benefits that supporters seekBut the USTR

Countries without government trust have performed badly in #COVID19, even when you account for differences in population age and size, and the timing of the pandemicNew analysis in @ForeignAffairs via

The U.S. 'early' travel ban wasn't early, it wasn't a ban, and it wasn't effective Worse still, the widespread use of travel bans by US & others have made us

The WH decision to nix this USPS initiative to distribute 600m masks to at-risk states will be hard to defendThat especially true given the late March timing & what President

I am a fan of @MaxCRoser & @OurWorldInData, but this thread is misleading (at best)Most of decline in mortality against infectious diseases in now wealthy nations occurred before widespread availability

There is not a lot new in the President's latest letter on @WHO handling of the #COVID19 pandemic, sent ahead of second day of #WHA73But there are few items worth

The global response to #COVID19 has stalled over a question of scheduling:When should there be a review of national and international responses to pandemic, including @WHO’s actions? Thread cc: @ForeignAffairs

Blaming the @WHO for a 'faulty' recommendation on travel bans on #COVID19 that White House ignored is odd. It also does not correspond with the evidence Thread 1/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1247540701291638787 Travel bans