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Vaccine Diplomacy                                                                                         #176                               By Hank Silverberg  There were a lot of issues for the world leaders gathered this past week at the Group of 7 Summit in the United Kingdom.  Much will be made about the meeting between President Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, but for me the biggest news may be the agreement between the Summit partners to help provide one billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccines to countries that don't have the money to buy it on their own.   For the first time in four years, the United States led the way again by offering 500 million doses, even before the Summit began. It is a no-brainer to understand that America will never really be rid of Covid-19 until the virus is controlled worldwide. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain by helping the poorer nations of the world eradicate Covid.   Biden and G7 leaders to commit to donating 1 billion

The Role of The Media                                #175 by Hank Silverberg I am not much of a tennis fan. Before this week I did not know much about Naomi Osaka, but her decision to avoid a press conference after her first round victory at the French Open has highlighted some significant issues.  It is clear coming out of the pandemic that millions of people may have experienced some mental health issues. Isolation, loss of purpose, poor nutrition, lack of contact with extended family, unemployment affected us all and has probably increased the impact on those who had already been dealing with their mental health. Some people handled it. Others have not.  But that is no excuse for a well-paid athlete to attack the media.  Osaka is the number one ranked female player on the professional tennis circuit who has earned millions of dollars on the court since she turned pro in 2013 at age 16.   The four time champion said she was not going to attend the press conference after her first rou