Article 5QZ24 Only 14% of promised Covid vaccine doses reach poorest nations

Only 14% of promised Covid vaccine doses reach poorest nations

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Andrew Gregory Health editor
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Just 261m of the 1.8bn doses pledged by wealthy nations have arrived in low-income countries, analysis finds

Only one in seven Covid vaccine doses promised to the world's poorest countries have been delivered, a report reveals.

Of 1.8bn doses pledged by wealthy nations, just 261m (14%) have arrived in low-income countries, according to the analysis by the People's Vaccinealliance, a coalition of groups that includes Oxfam, ActionAid and Amnesty International.

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