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Coronavirus pandemic: WHO raises concerns of 'vaccine apartheid'

FRANCE24, 20 May 2021
The world’s main pharmaceutical companies are calling on governments to use the #vaccine-sharing platform #Covax to share more doses with the world’s low income countries. They believe it’s the best alternative to waiving intellectual property protections of Covid-19 vaccines and say enough doses will be ready to vaccinate the world’s adult population by the end of the year. The WHO says it is worried a “vaccine #apartheid” has been created. FRANCE 24's Health Editor Julia Sieger has more.

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