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The threat of vaccine nationalism
Affluent countries are hoarding vaccines. So how do you make vaccine distribution more equitable? And what threat does vaccine nationalism pose to the ending the pandemic?
Air Date: March 23, 2021 10:00 am
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Lloyd Austin arrived in the Afghan capital amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country.
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Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
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17% of food production globally wasted, UN report estimates
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UN: Carbon-cutting pledges by countries nowhere near enough
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