A common global effort to find a vaccine will be less costly, in lives as well as money, than the pursuit of national interests alone
SINCE THE first cases of covid-19 emerged in China in late 2019, the pace of medical innovation has been breathtaking. The efforts of the world's scientists are already starting to bear fruit. Within less than four months, several trials for promising new vaccines and treatments have begun. These may offer a way out of the covid-19 crisis.
Both America and the European Union have already put curbs on exports of personal protective equipment. There are fears that this will extend to vaccines. During the 2009 swine-flu pandemic, the export of vaccines abroad became a sensitive political issue in America. Because vaccines are the world's long-term exit strategy to the crisis, a global approach is especially valuable.
On April 24th a group of self-described “global health actors" joined the WHO to launch a partnership to accelerate the development of and global access to health technologies, including vaccines, to fight covid-19 around the world. Those involved the Wellcome Trust, as well as the World Bank and governments, including those of France, Norway and South Africa. America’s is a notable absentee.
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