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Rich countries bought enough to immunize their populations three times over, while poor countries are being left in the dust

Rich countries have bought enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to immunize their populations three times over, an international vaccine watchdog has said, but developing countries are being left behind in the global sprint to end the coronavirus pandemic.

9 out of 10 people in poor countries are set to miss out on vaccination next year, says vaccine watchdog

In Canada, enough doses have been purchased to immunise citizens five times over if all the leading vaccines are approved, the group said.

Unless the problems are solved, the virus could become endemic across Africa and in other parts of the developing world, experts warned