The U.S. Would Help Itself by Helping the World Beat Covid-19

Restoring America’s respected position in the international community is a powerful reason for voters to replace the current president. A return to partnership with other countries on trade, climate protection and so many more issues would be a boon to health and prosperity for the U.S. and the world. At the moment, a surpassing concern is to create and distribute a vaccine against Covid-19. The U.S. needs to finally join the international push — already well underway — to see that vulnerable people in every country can be inoculated as quickly as possible.

At this point, more than 180 countries have joined the global vaccine purchasing pool known as Covax (Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility) — including, recently, China. Of the dozen or so countries still on the sidelines, the U.S. stands alone in publicly rejecting the project. The Trump administration refuses to work with the World Health Organization, which is one of the three international agencies that have organized Covax.