July 25, 2021
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Nations across the globe are acquiring vaccines and organizing vaccination drives to fight the Covid-19 Pandemic; rich countries are even hoarding vaccines. India in contrast is generously sharing vaccines with other countries in need.
Vaccine Nationalism: Developed countries produced home-grown vaccines whereas poorer countries lacked access, prolonging the H1N1 Flu and Ebola crisis. Same risk visits us. The ability to procure, produce, distribute and stockpile vaccines for own citizens, competing with other nations to develop own vaccines, and vaccine diplomacy are labelled as ‘Vaccine Nationalism’. It denotes scientific achievement, intellectual might and state power, both domestically and internationally. The Covid-19 vaccination programme of 5 billion doses across the world is the largest exercise in human history.