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THE BIG IDEA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 19: People enjoy Bryant Park as Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted in New York. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A WORLD DIVIDED The world’s top health officials will confront two pandemics when they convene for their annual summit next week. Rich countries stocked with Covid vaccines are speeding ahead, taking steps toward normalcy. But most of the world remains in the grips of the coronavirus as they wait – and wait – for more doses. That tension has been building for weeks, as the world called on wealthy nations like the U.S. to do more while the virus ravages India and Br
Brian Ongoro/AFP via Getty Images This story is part of a group of stories called Finding the best ways to do good.
Early on in the pandemic, global health experts envisioned a nightmare scenario: Covid-19 vaccines are created, but they go almost exclusively to rich countries that can afford to buy them. People in poorer countries are left to get sick and die.
To prevent this, the experts set up an international initiative called Covax, designed to make sure every country in the world gets access to vaccines regardless of its ability to pay. In the fall of 2020, Covax set a clear goal: Buy 2 billion doses and make them available to nations in need before the end of 2021.
Our deepest thanks to a profoundly important champion at GHC
February 23, 2021
To my fellow members of the Global Health Council community:
As Chair of the Global Health Council Board of Directors, I am writing to you today with bittersweet news: after more than four years at the helm of Global Health Council, Loyce Pace has announced her resignation. Loyce has an incredibly exciting new opportunity on the immediate horizon, which she’ll be happy to share more about in the coming days.
As you know, in November, Loyce was tapped to serve on then-President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board. Her appointment to this critical role is a testament to the work she and her team have done over the past four years.
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BRAZOS VALLEY, TX â Bryan ISD is providing students with real-world professional experience through one technical education complex that is serving students in the Brazos valley with various certifications.
â There are several companies here in town, companies all over the world, that are looking for skilled workers, said John Gerzik, an Industrial Engineering and Robotics Teacher at Bryan ISD. They donât necessarily have to be college-bound, but they need to be skilled workers,â
This selective program is allowing students like Irijah Williams to earn hands-on experience within the manufacturing industry, earning a certification in industrial robotics.