We begin in India where the coronavirus outbreak remains out of control.
The country has been averaging well above 300,000 new cases of COVID-19 every day for a couple of weeks, and the health system has reached desperation.
At the current pace, India could eventually overtake the U.S. as the country with the most cases of COVID-19. Although India is the biggest manufacturer of coronavirus vaccines, fewer than 3 % of its population has been fully vaccinated.
Joining the discussion:
- Achal Prabhala is a researcher and coordinator of the AccessIBSA Project, which campaigns for access to medicines.
For the situation in Brazil and the United States:
- Nelson Franco Jobim is a journalist and academic lecturer.
- Hilary Brueck is a senior health and science reporter for Business Insider.
- Dr. Krishna Udayakumar is the director of Duke University Global Health Innovation Center.
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