Why China and Russia's vaccine diplomacy is falling behind

American-made Covid-19 vaccines need to makeup for their counterpart's deficiencies. [View in browser]( [Image]( July 6, 2021 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Why China and Russia's vaccine diplomacy is falling behind]( by Hayes Brown It remains more than a little miraculous that just a year after Covid-19 began to spread around the world, there are now multiple vaccines against the deadly disease. Russia and China have been especially generous with their homegrown versions, doling out doses to their allies overseas. Their vaccine diplomacy efforts aren’t looking as good these days though as worries about the effectiveness of their vaccines compared to their U.S.-developed counterparts, [Hayes Brown writes](. “The seeming collapse of Moscow and Beijing’s vaccine diplomacy efforts means that the United States needs to be there to pick up the slack, providing safe, effective vaccines to the world,” Brown writes. “Doing anything less wouldn't just be a missed opportunity for America's standing in the world — it would mean leaving the world at risk of even stronger strains of Covid-19 developing in the meantime.” Read Hayes Brown's [full analysis here]( and don't forget to check out the rest of your TuesdayMSNBC Daily.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Trump Tower]( [Glenn Kirschner]( [Cy Vance toppled the first Trump Org. domino. Here's what could come next.]( Topline takeaways from what could be the beginning of the end for the Trump Organization. [Read More]( [Michael A. Cohen]( In post-Trump America, political affiliation is directly tied to life expectancy]( Polarization is not just transforming American society — it’s literally killing people. [Read More]( [A photo of the Trump]( [Steve Benen]( [With his business indicted, Trump says a bit too much about taxes]( [Somewhere, a defense lawyer is beating his head into a brick wall.]([Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of the Capitol riot]( [Morning Joe]( [Republicans are hoping to get elected by running against Democracy]( [A photo of political signs]( [Deadline: White House]( [Democratic-leaning suburbs pose redistricting challenges for GOP]( [A photo of the Alamo]( [The ReidOut]( [A new book weighs the role of slavery at the Alamo. Texas GOP leaders are 'incensed.']( [A photo of Joe Biden]( [All In]( [Why it may be time for Biden to enter the fight for filibuster reform]( Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)