At his address to the nation last night, President Joe Biden said that all Americans over 18 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by May 1. But elsewhere in the world, the picture looks very different. A group called the People’s Vaccine Alliance is calling on Biden to expand access to the vaccine worldwide. Host Carol Hills speaks with Robbie Silverman of Oxfam US, a member of this coalition.
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