‘Catastrophic moral failure’ risk over COVID-19 shots – WHO

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Speed read One of the poorest countries has administered only 25 doses of the vaccine Equitable vaccine rollout critical amid new virus variants Vaccine makers are ‘prioritising profits’ over fair access As few as 25 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in one of the world’s poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, warning of a “catastrophic moral failure”. Since January 1, the world has been recording an average of almost 12,500 daily deaths and 682,000 recorded cases, according to a report published Tuesday by the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. According to ourworldindata.org, an initiative by the University of Oxford and partners which is collating data on the pandemic, the United Arab Emirates is currently delivering the highest number of vaccines per 100 people at 1.16 doses.