. They all have the ability to nationalize their vaccine industry.”If that is what happens, the dangers proliferate.“If there are epidemics out of control in parts of the world,” said Dr. Berkley, of the Gavi Alliance, “we will never get control of this because the virus will come back and continue to spread.

not designed to quickly produce billions of doses.

Given the overall sentiment that any scientific research will be helping China, the United States is really trying to reduce any collaboration with China,” said Ms. Bouey. “That really hurts global health.”

But in recent years, American public health authorities have sharply diminished their presence in Beijing

But one element appears in conspicuously short supply — international collaboration.

Its importance lies in being able to display our scientific and technological prowess to other countries,

Chinese factories make 80 percent of the world’s antibiotics and the building blocks for a huge range of drugs. Chinese officials have pledged to continue to make these wares available to the world.

opportunity to present itself as a responsible world citizen

You want to make it close to where the need is, and we anticipate there will be great need in the United States,

it has enough of the drug to treat 30,000 patients, while aiming to amass enough to treat one million by the end of the year

“In this situation, each country has to take care of itself,

, disregarding the counsel of federal scientists who have warned that testing remains minimal, with scant evidence of benefit

Britain has prohibited exports of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug now being tested for potential benefits against the virus. Hungary has banned exports of the raw material for that drug and medicines that contain it

halting planned shipments of masks overseas would imperil health workers in Canada and Latin

protectionist mentality

Competition and collaboration spur innovation.

you don’t want to be too dependent on China, you don’t want to be too dependent on yourself

hat Chinese industry is restarting, while American factories remain disrupted

force American health care providers to buy protective gear and medicines from U.S. suppliers

dismantle global production, that will leave the world even more vulnerable

tragedy

developing world will be entirely out of the picture

The World Health Organization is warning that protectionism could limit the global availability of vaccines

This is a battle for supremacy over products that may determine who lives and who dies

is bent on a mission to restore its former imperial glory

undermining collective efforts

The United States, an unrivaled scientific power, is led by a president who openly scoffs

jeopardizing access for all