More than 600,000 people in the U.S. have now died from Covid-19. That is more than any other country in the world.

The staggering number was reached as the U.S. also surpasses more than 33 million cases of the deadly virus.

To discuss:

• Dr. Calvin Sun is an Attending Physician and Clinical Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine.
• Abraar Karan, Internal Medicine Physician, Harvard Medical School
• Joseph Williams is the senior news editor with U.S. News and World Report.

Menawhile, Africa is suffering from a critical shortage of vaccines as COVID-19 cases surge. 

To discuss:

• Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, Deputy Director, Africa CDC 

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More than 600,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The massive death toll caused a traffic jam at cemeteries and mortuaries, and a months-long backlog in the issuing of death certificates, writes @Davidlaz https://t.co/748vUCRd0w

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 15, 2021

World Bank, AU join hands to deploy Covid-19 vaccines to Africahttps://t.co/2xmffUjTI8

— Nation Africa (@NationAfrica) June 15, 2021