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While countries such as the United States and Britain begin to discuss programmes for booster shots in the autumn, the vast majority of the world is yet to receive their first shot. The latest evidence suggests people in countries with the highest incomes are getting vaccinated against Covid-19 more than 20 times faster than those in the poorest.听
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is now co-chairwoman of the World Health Organization's pandemic review panel. She says that while 50% of higher income countries have been vaccinated, in Africa it's only 7% of Africa. She is asking why more isn't being done, and suggests that higher income countries should be leading the way in providing more equitable distribution, and that despite promises (President Biden recently offered 500 millions doses), these are yet to materialise.

Photo: A paramedic prepares to inject a shot of COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination drive in Srinagar, India Credit: EPA