After covid19 vaccine. We are going to be talking in particular of an Innovative New model to try to address the issues around how to encourage accelerated research and development of important vaccine candidates, but also, how they can produced and distributed in ways that take an International Perspective and a perspective of equity and a Public Healthdriven distribution approach. So, were going to be talking a lot about the covax and theres a slide for the audience to get more grounded in what is covax. Its the vaccine pillar of something called the act accelerator to speed up access to diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines. There are three elements of the necessary tools for an effective medical and Public Health response. This was launched in april and it was really launched as a collaboration of both government, importantly including the European Union and their president , but also philanthropy and not for profit organizations coming together, recognizing this critical need as
We established the commission in 2018, it is extending its work in the midst of the intimate through the fall of 2022. These issues are central to the work. We are undertaking. Peggy, one of our commissioners, will be presiding. She recently stepped down from the National Academy of medicine, and was the president of the American Association for the advancement of science, and the former fda commissioner, and former Health Commissioner for the city of new york. We published an analysis that is a companion to this event. S it possible to avert chaos in the vaccine scramble . It is available at csis. Org. The proposition is nationalism dominates the scramble for vaccines. And there is a certain highrisk that low Income Countries will be left out, subject to great delay and uncertainty commander this will have destabilizing consequences. Paper have in our examined operation warp speed, what china is up to, and we have put focus on a Promising Initiative that we will hear about in a moment
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Conversation. This is half an hour. Good afternoon. Welcome to the 547th meeting of the Economic Club of new york in our 113th year. Im mike oneill. This mission is as important today as ever, as we continue to bring people together as a catalyst for conversation and innovation. We proudly stand with all communities seeking inclusion and mutual understanding. A special welcome to guests of our members and members of the Economics Club of chicago and washington, d. C. Weve also been invited to join the web i noor today, as well as the 2020 class of fellows. Before west berth gin, i would like to welcome our Health Care Workers and First Responders to keep us healthy during this time. Dr. Stephen hahn was sworn in on december 17th, 2019. Dr. Hahn is a dedicated clinician. His previous leadership roles, hes carefully balanced executive management can clinical time to serve his oncology patients, his true passion. He served as chair of the Radiation Oncology Department at the university of
The law and protect their property amid growing violence over the weekend. Finally to philadelphia, Major League Baseball facing Major Concerns amid reports that the yankees versus phillies and marlins versus orioles games are postponed tonight after a coronavirus outbreak. Well discuss all this coming right up. But first, Top Senate Republicans expected to take their second crack unveiling a new round of covid stimulus. Well talk, well be talking about Mitch Mcconnell coming up. He is going to be able to get his caucus on the same page with the white house, or at least those are his plans. Some democrats as tens of millions of americans are on the verge of losing Unemployment Benefits this week. Fox news Congressional Correspondent chad pergram has very latest on a last minute deal between the white house and senate republicans. What is it going on, chad . Reporter they have to try to get all the republicans on board first. The republicans here are really negotiating with themselves,