We will not settle for leftover vaccines – COVAX, vaccine access and equity

To date, it is estimated that in high- and upper-middle-income countries, 81% of the population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. However, in low-income countries, only about 17% of the population has received at least one vaccine dose. Why do we see this gap in vaccination rates? What is being done to address it? In our final episode of the season,  we discuss vaccine access and equity and look into the successes and failures of COVAX – an initiative led by Gavi and other global organisations to provide equitable access to COVID-19 diagnostics, treatments and vaccines to everyone worldwide. 

This week's case study: COVAX - https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/covax-explained 

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Additional resources:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations - https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations 
Tracking Coronavirus Vaccinations Around the World - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-vaccinations-tracker.html 
Covax facility - https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax 
Unequal access to vaccines - https://www.one.org/africa/issues/covid-19-tracker/explore-vaccines/ 
Patents and the COVID-19  vaccines - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01242-1

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