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Many poor countries are having low vaccination rates because of a lack of supply of the Covid-19 vaccine. |
“The developed world, the industrialized world doesn’t seem to understand this. It really is. It’s nice to talk about sharing, about equity, but the reality is that countries are hoarding and not sharing at all. “, WHO emergencies program director Mike Ryan.
According to GAVI data, more than 230 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been delivered to 139 countries, compared with the goal of ensuring 2 billion doses of vaccine for poor countries by the end of 2021.
Covid-19 vaccines through the COVAX program are being delivered to poor countries. |
“That unfairness is not as obvious and overt as a vaccine, but we reiterate that the injustice is still the same.”
According to Ryan, no treatment is safe or effective enough to be deployed on a larger scale. However, he cautions that the distribution needs to be fair.
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