COVID vaccines: how to speed up rollout in poorer countries

Oct 11, 2021

A man receives a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at one of the youth centres where citizens can get the vaccines without prior registration, in an effort to boost the country's vaccination drive, in Cairo, Egypt, September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RC2EYP9JNUV0

There is extreme inequity in access to COVID-19 vaccines – and the pandemic won’t end until it’s addressed. Image: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Sarah Schiffling

Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management, Liverpool John Moores University

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Poorer countries are lagging in the race to vaccinate. Image: Statista

Covax, the vaccine sharing programme, will miss its 2021 delivery targets – donations from rich countries have not been reliable. Image: Daniel Irungu

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