Rich countries leaving rest of the world behind on Covid vaccines, warns Gates Foundation
by Karen McVeigh from on (#5BFPH)
Deals struck by wealthy nations to secure treatments could leave the world's poorest people unvaccinated without urgent action
It could be too late for any kind of fair distribution of coronavirus vaccines because of the deals already made by rich countries, according to Mark Suzman, chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Despite the unprecedented pace of scientific progress on the development of vaccines, he said it remains really, really complicated" to ensure they are produced and distributed fairly.
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