I think the scientific argument is about increasing vaccine production capacity globally to reduce overall replication, while equitable rollout now is mostly a moral and justice and public health argument.
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And I do think the "legacy" arguments with policy folks and goodwill/moral arguments with ordinary folks have a lot more weight than assumed, though as with anything else, policy folk need to be pushed and vague public support channeled.
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Yeah, I want to believe that altruism could be enough incentive. But then I think about climate change and how "do it for our global neighbors" and "do it for the kids" messaging took like 15 years to move the needle...
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So, came across this
@RANDEurope report on the economic costs of vaccine nationalism. The findings? 1/https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA769-1.html … -
1. Vaccine nationalism could cost the global economy up to $1.2 trillion a year in GDP. 2. As long as there is no vaccine against the disease, the global cost associated with COVID-19 and its economic impact could be $3.4 trillion a year. 2/
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