I agree with this @zeynep post that the selfish health reasons for vaccinating the rest of the world are not nearly as compelling the altruistic ones.
But I think there's another slightly but not so narrowly selfish reason: extending US soft power.https://zeynep.substack.com/p/ill-take-the-hippie-dippy-wishful?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjg1NDQyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjozMzczNTIyNywiXyI6ImpCdDhjIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE2MTY1Mjc4LCJleHAiOjE2MTYxNjg4NzgsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0xMTg0Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.EGIwPx95KDu197p46EmXwWh-_OfZu2GInn_50UUPxgY …
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I think some people feel that public virtue has just collapsed entirely and people are only willing to act for selfish reasons, and that faith in the American project is on shaky legs. I refuse to accept this and I think the American public would be proud to support...
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...a truly massive global vaccination effort in the name of American innovation and human thriving.
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