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A Year Out: Addressing International Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Testimony by Thomas J. Bollyky

March 18, 2021

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In his testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Thomas J. Bollyky provides an overview of current engagement of the United States and its allies in addressing the global inequities in vaccine distribution; the emerging circumstances that justify increased U.S. engagement in coronavirus vaccine diplomacy; and a proposal for a U.S.-led initiative to increase the capacity, transparency, and resilience of vaccine manufacturing in order to meet U.S. and global needs.

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