Question

Consequently, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus, calls the disparity between the global distribution of COVID-19
boosters to developing nations a “scandal.” Instead, according to Dr Tedros, we should aim
for “vaccine equity.” One of the initiatives to achieve vaccine equity is via COVAX – a platform
that supports the research, development, and manufacturing of a wide range of COVID-19
vaccine candidates and negotiates their pricing. Is COVAX socialist in its idealism? Why or
why not?

Answer 1

Answer:

Although COVAX, the global vaccine equity effort, has secured hundreds of millions of doses for the beginning of next year, officials fear the virus will spread uncontrollably, infecting vulnerable populations, before more countries can receive and administer first doses. To date, only 43 percent of the world is fully vaccinated, with many countries in Africa still waiting for first doses. Despite initial commitments from COVAX to ship 2 billion doses by the end of 2021, the vaccination effort has fallen short, with only about 1.45 billion doses expected by January.

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