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The COVAX Fantasy

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

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Kovax vs Covax Donations

Four billion people needed eight billion vaccines, and all they had wer one billion vaccines of astrozenica that would be produced over the course of 20 21. There was one vaccine for every eight people who lived in poor countries. Covax only able to place firm orders once it had cash in the bank from self financing participants and donors. They placed a big order and expected results in early 20 21. But that fell apart when india experienced a massive wave of covet infections and banned exports of the vaccine. Rich countries had purchased more vaccines than they needed. And by may of 20 21, kovaks implored them to give those extra shots to poorer countries.

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