Covid Vaccines and Global Cooperation

Covid is a disease fostered by globalization, and we know that we need to get a vaccine to spread worldwide. However, globalization also has a prominent effect on the Covid vaccine itself. For starters, different countries have different resources, so the Covid vaccine could be created in one county, tested in another, and mass produced in a third. Other countries could also be involved in creating other necessary materials for the vaccine such as vials, needles, syringes, and storage containers. The vaccine might also be created because of the cooperation of scientists, pharma companies, and industrial manufacturing facilities from different counties. Sharing information between these groups could help us spread the vaccine faster, but due to competition and greed, most companies may be hesitant to share their research. Once a vaccine is proven effective, it needs to be mass produced, so we can spread it around. In order to get the vaccine worldwide in a rapid fashion, companies from different parts of the world may have to work together to manufacture and mass produce it. Also, depending on what countries make the first round of vaccines, countries that lie between it and the vaccine's destination may have to work together to get it there, especially if the vaccine needs to be stored for a period of time like the vaccine that needed to be extremely cold. I do not think that this particular vaccine will be extremely useful because some countries simply do not have the means of keeping them cold. Overall, I think the most important part of globalization involved in the Covid vaccine is communication. This is how everyone will be kept updated on vaccines and how we are working towards ending this pandemic.