Health
Is COVID-19 ‘vaccine nationalism’ real? UK may tell – Los Angeles Times
Britain becomes the first country to approve a fully tested COVID-19 vaccine, but its show of national pride raises EU hackles.
For months now, public health experts have fretted about the phenomenon of vaccine nationalism countries loudly touting their own efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, sometimes at the expense of worldwide cooperation and coordination.
How does Britains first-in-the-world approval Wednesday of a stringently tested vaccine, with large-scale inoculations set to start next week, fit into that debate?
While its normal and expected for world leaders to prioritize their own countries interests, analysts…
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