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Researcher Emile Hendricks works in Afrigen's analytical laboratory in Cape Town, South Africa on December 10, 2021.
“Trump is exploiting African states’ urgent need to restore lifesaving health aid," said one campaigner.
US Department of State text messages detailing health agreements between the Trump administration and African nations have sparked fresh alarm among public health advocates, who warn that the coercive deals could allow the United States to secure access to virus samples and valuable data while failing to guarantee that countries providing them will receive vaccines, treatments, and other benefits in return.
