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Dr Soumya Swaminathan: Is vaccine inequity undermining the fight against Covid?

Dr Soumya Swaminathan: Is vaccine inequity undermining the fight against Covid?

The Interview vor 5 Jahren

Stephen Sackur speaks to the World Health Organisation's Chief Scientist

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The roll out of Covid-19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can
be tamed. But it will have to be worldwide effort if it is to be
effective, and right now the signs aren’t good. While tens of
millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the
world’s poor are facing a very long wait. The phrase ‘vaccine
apartheid’ has already been coined. Stephen Sackur speaks to the
Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya
Swaminathan. Is vaccine inequity undermining the fight against
Covid?