nationwide by nbc s count, cases are up 58% over the last two weeks and it s adding urgency to a covid summit happening virtually right now. president biden s message this morning, don t grow numb to this unimaginable loss. our heart goes out to all of those who are struggling, asking themselves, how do i go on without him? how do i go on without her? today we are at a new stage in fighting this pandemic, facing an evolving set of challenges. we have to double down on our efforts to get shots in peoples arms, country by country, community by community. we are focusing on eastern europe. president zelenskyy said joining nato would have saved his country. part of putin s justification for invading was to prevent nato expansion, and now finland s leader says they want to join nato without delay, and how russia is reacting this morning. plus, the spotlight is on the supreme court. where the justices are meeting today in private for the first time since the draft opinion leak
president s remarks. i continue to call on congress here at home to take the urgent action to provide emergency covid-19 funding that is vital to protect americans, to make sure that we maintain our supplies of covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines. white house officials in previewing this summit said this would not be a talk the talk summit but a walk the walk summit. the president wants not only other governments but private businesses and philanthropies to come with new commitments, and some from the u.s. are sharing technology that will help the further development of vaccines moving forward, and they are going to provide seed funding to the world bank for part of a new global pandemic prevention fund, preparedness fund. these are some of the steps the president is outlining today as
The question becomes: Will another pandemic occur?
Now, a new advocacy group has formed to prevent the next pandemic from occurring by overhauling how humans interact with nature.
The coalition, called Preventing Pandemics At The Source, is composed of prestigious entities like the Harvard Global Health Institute and T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Rainforest Alliance, the World Wildlife Fund, and The Nature Conservancy. Per a letter issued to leaders in Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the group’s mission is to reduce zoonotic spillover with federal investment.
“As Congress and the Biden Administration draft the emergency COVID-19 package, we ask that you ensure a significant level of new funds is directed to support programs and activities that prevent pandemics at the source through development assistance programs focused on One Health, forest conservation, and wildlife trade, including to h