Covid-19: Are rich countries monopolizing vaccines?

THE QUESTION

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The fear of running out of vaccines for the poorest countries sparked an outcry from the World Health Organization on Friday.

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I urge all countries and manufacturers to stop concluding bilateral agreements to the detriment of the Covax mechanism

," said its Managing Director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

He believes that no country should "

vaccinate its entire population while others remain without the vaccine

."

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What about the commitments of States and pharmaceutical laboratories within the framework of this purchasing mechanism?

Doesn't each country have the right to carry out its dose orders as it sees fit?

CHECKS

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Since the start of the epidemic, the desire to ensure equitable access of populations to vaccines has been a concern

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