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Why rich countries are reluctant to part with surplus vaccine in favour of the poor

Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd was quoted in an article for the daily Russian newspaper Izvestia, that looks at the inequality of the worldwide distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The article says that by the end of the year, the G7 countries and the European Union will have 1 billion more coronavirus vaccines than they really need. Added to this, 100 million of those doses, will be out of date by the end of the year.

Vaccine Storage


Published on: Thursday 23rd September 2021

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