Stupid but Careful --- Well Encieh, sometimes politicians' decisions may sounds absurd and irrational to the public, but behind the scenes it's a whole world of diplomacy and rules. Yes indeed, in terms of global and public health, citizens interests and safety should come first and over anything else.

However, regarding COVID some rich nations, including the United States, chose to sign their own supply deals thus rejecting COVAX. Maybe because they have sufficient resources and they don't need any external support; or because they are aware of accepting such initiative will affect somehow their reputation as research pioneers, or other reasons.

Source author: Zainab Adel zainabadel95@gmail.com