The discovery of a new COVID-19 variant that the World Health Organization deems as being "of concern" casts a spotlight on the inequitable distribution of vaccines around the world. While much of the supply has gone to wealthy nations, a much smaller amount is given to poorer countries. And with fewer people vaccinated, the higher the likelihood COVID-19 will continue to mutate and be more dangerous.
Scientists have warned wealthy nations to share vaccines with poorer countries or risk the emergence of new mutant variants. Rich countries can’t say they weren’t warned. For almost as long as Covid-19 has been around, scientists, academics and campaigners have called on wealthy nations to share …
The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution came into sharper focus Thursday as many of the African countries whose populations have little to no …
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