There is no dearth of a policy that makes fair and effective access to Covid-19 vaccine, but its global distribution is in a mess with those who need it most left behind.What we gather from reports around the world is that the vaccine rollouts are not serving the most vulnerable populations in the world. They continue to put low-income communities at a.
Author of the article: Geoffrey P. Johnston
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It’s been a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, ushering in an era of lockdowns, suffering and mass death.
“With 2.6 million people dead and tens of trillions in economic damage, we are living through the worst crisis of our lifetimes,” Dr. Peter Singer of the World Health Organization told the Whig-Standard in an email. “Vaccines are a critical tool for ending the pandemic and also for addressing variants and future pandemics.
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