Booster jabs for rich countries will cause more deaths worldwide, say experts

Oxford Vaccine Group and Gavi say western leaders must not reject their responsibility to the rest of humanity'

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Many more people around the world will die of Covid if western political leaders reject their responsibility to the rest of humanity" by prioritising booster shots for their own populations instead of sharing doses, the head of the Oxford vaccine group has warned.

Writing for the Guardian, Prof Sir Andrew Pollard, and Seth Berkley, the chief executive of Gavi, the vaccine alliance, say that the scientific and public health case for large-scale boosting has not been made and could have far-reaching consequences in other countries.