Each episode of Why It Matters breaks down an issue that is shaping our world’s future. Join host Gabrielle Sierra as she speaks with the leaders and thinkers who are facing these questions head on. Fueled by the minds at the Council on Foreign Relations, Why It Matters brings some of the world’s most compelling stories home to you.
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Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Successful vaccine rollouts in the United States and other wealthy nations have made many people hopeful that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight. But the majority of the world’s population does not yet have access to these vaccines. Without a strong global effort to immunize everyone, new variants could tighten the pandemic’s grip on rich and poor countries alike.
Featured Guests:
Anthony S. Fauci (Director, U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Richard N. Haass (President, Council on Foreign Relations)
Tidjane Thiam (Special Envoy for COVID-19 Response, African Union)
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at cfr.org/podcasts/global-shot-arm-dr-fauci