ANALYSIS: Omicron is directly related to the failure to make vaccines equally available.
, an initiative established by the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization and Oxford University.
In just the few days since the omicron variant was first discovered in South Africa, cases of it have been detected in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Canada. If it isn't already here in the United States, its arrival is imminent. This is entirely predictable. COVID-19 knows no borders. Wherever there are people, it will spread.
"Broad sharing and supply of vaccinations could prevent the magnitude of viral mutations that increase the risk of spread again," Gupta said.The Biden administration has worked with world leaders to create processes for the distribution of vaccines worldwide. It has also committed to donating more than 1 billion doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to lower-income nations.
But if the sudden spread of the omicron variant teaches us anything, it's that we can no longer wait to get these vaccines abroad.
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