# Militarizing Public Health? Eugene Gholz on National Security & the Coronavirus Vaccine

- Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2020/12/militarizing-public-health-eugene-gholz-on-national-security-the-coronavirus-vaccine/
- Published: 2020-12-08T02:43:00-05:00

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Multiple promising vaccines for the coronavirus are nearing FDA approval, and the
United States is gearing up for widespread vaccination. While the beginning of the
end of the coronavirus crisis is in sight, the effect of the virus on international
politics remains less clear. [This week](https://www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org/episodes/s2e10),
the Institute for Global Affairs’ Mark Hannah is joined by defense procurement and
national security expert Dr. Eugene Gholz. They discuss what role the military should(
and shouldn’t) play in distributing the vaccine and the complicated history of the
Defense Production Act. They also explore the geopolitical impact of the coronavirus
on the US-China relationship, and its implications for a more restrained US foreign
policy. 

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**This podcast episode includes references to the Eurasia Group Foundation, now 
known as the Institute for Global Affairs.**