
It’s time to fix the staggering global inequities in access to COVID-19 vaccines, writes Gavin Yamey in a
It’s time to fix the staggering global inequities in access to COVID-19 vaccines, writes Gavin Yamey in a
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Children—who have largely been spared from the worst effects of COVID-19—are at the back of the vaccine line,
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Latin American governments are accusing Pfizer of “bullying” in COVID-19 vaccine negotiations—saying it is insisting upon extreme guarantees against future legal cases like using embassies and military bases as collateral. Protections for vaccine manufacturers in case of…