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Coronavirus: Rich countries hoarding COVID vaccines, campaigners warn – Deutsche Welle
Rich nations are stockpiling the most promising coronavirus vaccines, and people in poorer nations could miss out as a result. Campaigners are urging pharma companies…
Just one in 10 people in dozens of poor countries will be able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus because wealthy countries have hoarded more doses than they need, the People’s Vaccine Alliance said Wednesday.
Rich nations have bought 54% of the total stock of the world’s most promising vaccines, despite being home to just 14% of the global population, said the Alliance, a coalition including Oxfam, Amnesty International and Global Justice Now.
Those wealthy nations have purchased enough…
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