What it takes to crush a pandemic | Johanna Benesty

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An effective COVID-19 vaccine is just the first step in ending the pandemic, says global health strategist Johanna Benesty. In this illuminating talk, she explores the various barriers to “equitable access” — making sure COVID-19 therapeutics are available to all — and shares a creative approach to research and development that could ensure vaccines are rolled out fairly, efficiently and at a global scale.

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41 Comments on What it takes to crush a pandemic | Johanna Benesty

  1. Why aren’t WE giving everyone vitamin d3, zinc, and vitamin c.. Why aren’t we pushing the fact that if your body is healthy it will fight covid, that has a survival rate of 99.78%…. Nope we must worry about a vaccine thats been rushed through approval.. and we know how that goes… since healthcare and peoples staying SICK are WORTH MORE MONEY than cures we MUST NOT tell them that by keeping your body healthy, taking the supplements that we can no longer get from just our food, and some excercise(preferably out in the sunshine) will help keep you healthy!!! And able to fight off ALL diseases!!

    • and lets’ just forget the fact that all sicknesses can practically be eradicated quickly via the perfect diet – some estimate that $3.2 trillion (80% of US healthcare expenditures) go to waste…PS: the politicians say: lets not let a good crisis go to waste – how about helping COVID19+ go to waste!

    • Vaccines only take so long to be passed because of funding. The Covid vaccines are super funded right now which is why we’re able to get it out faster.

    • @James Mansfield I partially agree with you on this diet. Unfortunately, foods in America are really unhealthy, and that’s also not true. We would be a lot better off if we ate healthier, but that couldn’t stop EVERYTHING, like cancer (my friend was very healthy but was not expected to live due to its intensity), COVID-19 (my entire family eats fruits, vegetables, takes vitamins, are at a healthy weight, and still got hit very badly), or just the flu.

    • @CanyonMartin seriously? Which other healthy people died please tell me? Absolutely all people dead had one or two previous issues. Just because someone was 35-40 and never went to a doctor to check their self doesn’t mean they were healthy

  2. the numbers do not compare with covid-19 there is same as the flu virus the real thing it was that will come out is when they start doing the force vaccines you see what’s going on in Australia you see what’s going on in Britain they’re standing up and they’re getting beaten down don’t give up your guns I don’t trust a bunch of dumb soldiers putting a needle in my arm and eye former military my people die for lack of knowledge that’s what Christ said get a good relationship with Jesus and I’ll prove how good is he delivered me from heroin and Coke 15 years ago and most people don’t survive I came to Syracuse to get my degree in biomedicine I got it health issues took me down on a 61 year old veteran I’m not laying down for my government or anybody I know how this Autumn a dishonorable Uncle Sam is and I believe in the forefathers God bless cuz I do believe Jesus is coming soon and I hope people get a relationship with him much love to this channel and I thank everybody for the support

  3. the virus is the platform the vaccine is part of the beast system the New world order system I don’t know if I said that earlier me and my girlfriend were having words

  4. Vaccine will be given out to health care workers first followed by the most at risk, elderly and people with pre existing conditions. After that the general public. Me being a healthy 30 year old with no pre existing conditions doesn’t need to run out and get the vaccine as there’s very low risk of covid killing me.

  5. Tell all of the governments around the world to lock itself down and leave all of us people alone. We never asked for any breacrat to save any of us from the flu!

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