You could start by sending the 20M AstraZeneca doses we've stockpiled but will never use.https://twitter.com/JakeSullivan46/status/1386154975668080644 …
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Thank you to @no_matter_hoo for pointing me to a @VanityFair article explaining why this is easier said than done.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/why-the-us-still-cant-donate-covid-19-vaccines-to-countries-in-need …pic.twitter.com/HTzP9eQlhV
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To be clear: I wrote "easier said than done", not "impossible." Obviously it's not impossible. We have the the doses in our possession and a contract is just that and nothing more.
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contracts can be amended, can't they?
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I bet if Biden wanted it done, he could get it done. Recontracting happens when two parties want it to.
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Yeah, well, I’m not a lawyer or expert in contracts, and I’m guessing you aren’t either. Rather than exchange unfounded opinions, enjoy this cartoon.pic.twitter.com/N9BpRe7Bqj
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The president should say that this is a humanitarian crisis, and let the companies sue if they want Indians to die
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Surely, either 1) Contracts can be amended, pretty much whenever mutually agreed-upon 2) a well-placed call from POTUS to the manufacturers asking them either to do so, or, to not pursue whatever clauses are in there... "This is President Biden and your country needs you"...
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Thank you. I had been looking for this. I recall having heard this before, but was not finding the reference.
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Given the circumstances the government should obviously break the contract and deal with the fallout afterwards. Sorry I just don’t see this as a hard call.
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You and I don’t have a handle on everything that needs to be considered I’m sure.
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1.5million doses of that stockpile were 'loaned' to us in Canada, to be replaced when our larger stockpiles arrived. I'd imagine something similar could be arranged for India. I'd hope.
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