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A Look At The Inequities Around The COVID-19 Vaccine In South Africa – WUSF News
South Africa is a case study of the inequities around the coronavirus vaccine. It has one of the world’s worst outbreaks, fueled by a new variant. Yet officials…
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The open market of the coronavirus vaccines has left countries like South Africa in a bind as they try to figure out a way to protect their citizens. NPR’s Nurith Aizenman explains.
NURITH AIZENMAN, BYLINE: Salim Abdool Karim is an infectious disease researcher who co-chairs South Africa’s advisory committee on COVID-19. Abdool Karim notes that almost as soon as the pandemic hit, wealthy nations like the U.S. started cutting deals with pharmaceutical companies, putting in advance…
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