We have lost millions of lives around the world to the Coronavirus and its variants. To end this pandemic, a large share of the world needs to be immunized with a vaccine.
Vaccine inequity is everywhere. G7 countries - Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union - have purchased more than one third of the world's vaccine supply, despite making up only 10 percent of the global population.
In the United States, inoculations are thrown out because they were unused, and a booster shot will be available for those who are vaccinated. Canada has more than 10 doses for every resident, and Great Britain more than eight as of July, whereas the rate in India is 0.08. Haiti received its first doses in July.
WHO and UNICEF established COVAX, a plan to bring doses to low- and middle-income countries. The plan has goals to vaccinate health care and social care workers, then people over 65 and those who are high risk, and then 20 percent of the population. WHO says that 70 percent would be a healthy goal.
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