LONDON, May 5 The Group of Seven wealthy democracies will discuss coronavirus vaccines Wednesday as they face growing pressure to share stockpiles and know-how with poor nations trailing far behind on fighting the pandemic. Foreign ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and.
Decisive government actions are necessary to ensure swift and extensive vaccine rollout, protect the most vulnerable households and otherwise viable firms, and foster a durable and inclusive recovery, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday.
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Key Worker Mark Reid from North Shields receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the International Centre for Life in Newcastle upon Tyne January 9, 2021. AFP pic
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PARIS, Jan 14 The unprecedented push to inoculate the world’s population against Covid-19 has got off to a sluggish start, triggering a storm of criticism.
Here’s a look at the major obstacles that have hampered the vaccine rollout, and what’s being done about them.
Insufficient supply
While the coronavirus vaccines have been developed and approved at record-breaking speed, deliveries of the first batches have been smaller than many had hoped, notably in the European Union.