The hoarding of vaccine doses by rich countries has complicated the effort to secure enough for the world’s poorest nations.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-vaccine-nationalism-could-prolong-covid-19-pandemic-n1255417

Jan. 23, 2021, 3:00 AM PSTByKit Ramgopal,Christine RomoandCynthia McFadden

In late December, the West African nation of Guineainjected 25 of its senior officialswith doses of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Unshaken by safety concerns, national leaders took to state TV to celebrate.

“We are the guinea pigs,” one said.

Nearly a month later, there has still not been a single dose of a licensed Western vaccine administered on the continent of Africa – even asroughly 60 million doseshave been given worldwide.

This drastic disparity represents an outcome long feared by public health experts. It also underscores the colossal challenge ahead for the global coalition, known as COVAX, scrambling to secure vaccine doses for the world’s poorest nations.

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