PW Podcast: U.S. imperialism hinders Cuban COVID-19 vaccine

Alan MacLeod was on the @PeoplesWorld podcast talking about Cuba and their coronavirus vaccines, and how US sanctions are slowing down its development.

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The United States has now surpassed a quarter of a million deaths due to COVID-19. It has become number one in all the wrong ways. While the response to the pandemic by U.S. government officials has been disjointed and politicized, there are other areas in the world that have fared better—socialist Cuba among them. What could be some of the reason for the drastically different outcomes between the two countries? And is U.S. imperialism standing in the way of a working vaccine for millions through its continued sanctions against the small island nation?

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