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Missed Shot: Whatever happened to equitable distribution? Wednesday, March 2, 2022 | 11:00 am ET / 8:00 am PT

Whatever happened to equitable distribution? Live townhall today at 11 am ET

Today at 11 am ET, GZERO Media and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will convene leading experts in public health, research, development, and philanthropy to discuss the uneven state of recovery from health and economic perspectives.As the world marks the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, most regions are still in the throes of outbreaks, and global vaccination rates are inconsistent – high in high-income countries, low in low-income countries.

Belarus human rights abuses stacking up; Beirut blast one year later

Belarus human rights abuses stacking up; Beirut blast one year later

An Olympian refuses to return home to Belarus and an anti-Lukashenko activist has been found dead in Ukraine. What's going on? How has Delta variant added to the COVAX woes? A year after the Beirut blast, what has changed in Lebanon? One of the biggest non-nuclear blasts in global history. Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week.

COVID hypocrisy & misinformation

COVID hypocrisy & misinformation

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: This outrageous politics-first approach on COVID response promotes misinformation. Bad domestic actors are perpetrating this on America. People are profiting from this. Social media companies are allowing this disinformation to persist. It is not coming from the Kremlin. We in the US are damaging ourselves far worse than Moscow or Beijing ever could. And that's in the United States.

The urgent need for doses—not dollars—in the global vaccination race

GZERO World Clips

The urgent need for doses—not dollars—in the global vaccination race

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, discusses the urgent need to distribute vaccines worldwide.