is morally indefensible. the uk stressed it had helped kick start covax and was one of its most generous financial supporters. the canadian government told us it s now stopped procuring vaccines from covax. as it became clear that the supply that we had secured through our bilateral deals with different companies like astrazeneca, pfizer and moderna would be sufficient for the canadian population, we then pivoted the doses that we had procured from covax to be donated back to covax, so that they could be redistributed. the latest warning from the world health organization is that the pandemic will continue deep into 2022. it s urging pharmaceutical companies and wealthy nations to make sure low income countries are now prioritised in the queue for life saving vaccines. naomi grimley, bbc news.