COVAX Is an Important Initiative – but Let's Not Pretend That It's Benevolent
Civil society and governments in the Global South had little role in shaping COVAX.
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Civil society and governments in the Global South had little role in shaping COVAX.
Photo: Thirdman/Pexels When the COVID-19 pandemic kicked off, everyone expected India to supply the bulk of the vaccines to poorer countries – in keeping with its image as ‘the pharmacy of the world’. India also appeared to accept this challenge quite willingly. However, the Indian government soon seemed to be treating the task of vaccinating almost 1.4 billion Indians like an elephant in the room. The dramatic turnaround in India’s approach that soon followed – from flaunting its credentials as ‘saviour’ of the world to ‘stopping exports’ against legal agreements – trigge...