What About the Rest of the World?

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The vaccine developed by astrosenica and university of oxford, they sort of license their manufacturing to a number of different producers. Those are the predominant vaccines you find in the us, in china, in europe and in russia. But what about the rest of the world? Writes, so there's an awful lot more world than those places i just mentioned.

Less than 1% of those in low income countries are fully vaccinated, and that number only rises to 10% in low-middle income countries. Meanwhile more than half of the population in wealthier countries have received a double dose with several now rolling out third dosess.

In this episode of Coronapod we look at the role of pharmaceutical manufacturers. Drug companies are facing increased pressure to partner with manufacturing firms in the global south but most are reluctant to relinquish control. We ask what needs to change to help address the global disparity in vaccine access.

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