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Wealthy Countries Should Share Vaccine Doses Before It Is Too Late: The Greater Good Depends On Ending The Pandemic Everywhere, Lawrence O. Gostin, Eric A. Friedman, Suerie Moon
Wealthy Countries Should Share Vaccine Doses Before It Is Too Late: The Greater Good Depends On Ending The Pandemic Everywhere, Lawrence O. Gostin, Eric A. Friedman, Suerie Moon
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The world is on the brink of failing a critical test, which is whether the international community is willing or able to end a global pandemic without leaving anyone behind. Wealthy countries have bought up vast vaccine supplies, leaving poorer ones with extreme scarcity. An international initiative known as the COVID-19 Global Vaccine Access Facility (COVAX) aims to distribute vaccines widely and equitably, but is not only short of funds. Even if it reaches its 2021 target, COVAX will reach only a small portion of lower-income countries’ populations this year.
Along with moral demands of equitable global distribution, wealthy countries …