a seven-day average of u.s. covid deaths is now at the lowest level since march 29th of last year. 600,000 americans have died since the pandemic began. and the virus continues to produce misery and death day after day, around the world. here is an example. last month, 31% of covid deaths worldwide came from latin america and the caribbean, even though it only has 8.4% of the world's population. india, alone, lost almost 120,000 people to the virus, just in may. that is the deadliest month any nation has seen since the start of the pandemic. and all that happened, while we have incredibly safe and effective vaccines. we have, both, the ability and the responsibility to do everything we can to vaccinate the world. as of three weeks ago, the total number of vaccines shipped abroad from the u.s. was abysmally low compared to other countries. only, about 3 million doses. you see that export? the yellow? see how you can't see the bar there? yeah. that's us.