'Don't tell us we can’t afford $5,000,000,000 in global Covid aid when the government is about to hand Jeff Bezos $10,000,000,000 to fly to space,' said Public_Citizen.
"Don't tell us we can’t afford $5,000,000,000 in global Covid aid when the government is about to hand Jeff Bezos $10,000,000,000 to fly to space," said one progressive advocacy group.More than a dozen Nobel laureates and former heads of state urged U.S.
"Global financing is absolutely mission-critical, alongside a truly comprehensive intellectual property waiver." "While people in the United States have had access to vaccines for more than a year, and Covid-19 testing and treatments are widely available, countries across the Global South continue to be devastated," the letter states."Almost 3 billion people remain entirely unvaccinated. The Covid-19 death toll is estimated to be four times higher in lower-income countries than in rich countries.
"We specifically urge your government to appropriate the minimum $5 billion that is needed immediately for the international response," the letter continues."We recognize that the U.S. stepping up its commitment is vital to incentivizing pledges from other nations.
With signatories including former Malawi President Joyce Banda, former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman, the letter was sent as Republicans in the U.S. Congress continue toTo overcome GOP obstruction, Democratic congressional leaders
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