Inside Story

Is COVID-19 vaccine supply fair across the world?

COVAX is competing with wealthy nations striking their own lucrative deals with manufacturers to secure most of the doses.

Millions of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in wealthy countries.

COVAX, the global vaccine-sharing fund, is preparing to deliver its first supplies in February but is competing with nations striking their own lucrative deals with manufacturers to secure most of the doses.

The World Health Organization chief has warned the world is on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” that will cost many more lives.

As the coronavirus continues to spread, who will ensure a fair distribution of the available vaccines?

Presenter: Kim Vinnell

Guests:

Azeddine Ibrahimi – Director of Medbiotech, a medical biotechnology laboratory

Julian Savulescu – Professor of practical ethics at the University of Oxford, and co-director of the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanity

Ramanan Laxminarayan – Epidemiologist and senior research scholar and lecturer at Princeton University