Trump Had Secret List Of Countries To Receive Vaccines

Politico reports:

In planning for global vaccine distribution, the Trump administration created a secret list prioritizing friends like Israel and Taiwan over low- and moderate-income countries, according to interviews with five current and former officials who described the document to POLITICO.

The list, detailed here for the first time, shows that U.S. officials initially planned to apportion the life-saving shots based on political preferences rather than serving the neediest first, which global health advocates have advocated for over the past two years.

As a result of favoring its strategic allies in the dose donation distribution plan, the administration deprioritized vulnerable countries with weak health systems that did not have the finances to procure their own vaccine.

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