Covid vaccine doses that are nearing the finish line. That’s sparked worries that poorer countries will be left behind and shots will be slow to reach many of the world’s 7.8 billion people.
Dozens of laboratories, researchers and companies from Thailand to Nigeria are bootstrapping their own work on inoculations.Groups such as the World Health Organization, the Oslo-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance are working to ensure that coverage extends beyond the developed world.
But memories of the 2009 swine flu outbreak, when pandemic vaccines barely made their way past the top tier of wealthy countries, persist.“There’s a fear factor," said Seth Berkley, Gavi’s chief executive officer.Following.