Health
Rich hoarding COVID-19 vaccines: alliance – Yahoo News Australia
Activists warn that dozens of poor nations could miss out on a coronavirus vaccine because rich countries have bought up more than they need.
Nine out of 10 people in dozens of poor nations could miss out on getting vaccinated against COVID-19 next year because rich countries have hoarded far more doses than they need, campaigners say.
Rich nations home to 14 per cent of the global population had bought 53 per cent of the total stock of the most-promising vaccines as of last month, says the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a coalition including Oxfam, Amnesty International and Global Justice Now.
They say pharmaceutical companies working on…
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