Covid-19 vaccine is very closed to its doors to implement in different countries. Some 1st world countries are the pioneer for its invention, and usually they have the preference to get it earlier. But what will be the fate of the people of the 3rd world countries in getting the vaccine? Is there any possibility of discrimination in distributing it among 1st, 2nd and 3rd world countries?
Nine out of 10 people in poor countries are unlikely to receive a COVID_19 vaccine next year as the world's richest nations snap up a majority of the shots,according to People's Vaccine Alliance. Major vaccine developer ,including AstraZeneca, BioNtech/Pfizer and Moderna, estimated that they could produced up to 5.3 billion doses of their vaccination next year in 2021.
As current test indicate that these require two separate doses to be considered effective, the total amount produced could be enough for a little over a third of the world's 7.6 billion people. Richest nations representing just 14 percent of the world's population ,have reported bought up 53 percent of all the most promising vaccine so far ,giving wealthier nations the capacity to vaccinate their entire population three times over.
Dear Dr. Atta Alsarray:
Thank you so much for your valuable analysis showing in a real picture, and to bring the fact to light.
The world is one village what you are rich,strong or far you can not live safe from the disease especially in such contagious diease .....so all peoples must got the vaccine.
Vaccines and medicines have always been distributed based on who can pay the price. Examples, hepatitis B vaccine and HIV drugs. Rich people in third world countries always buy these drugs, when these are available in first world countries. Unfortunately, vaccines, which used to be public health measures and made by public institutions have become commercial and money making drugs. Big pharma has taken over the vaccine industry and always look for blockbuster drugs to meet the interests of shareholders.
The present pandemic not allow for any to be far from infection,so if we are not care for each other the result unsatisfied.
We have already see the difference...people in US and Europe are already getting vaccinated whereas here in India and other countries we still don't have the vaccine.
I think the difference is in payment som countries pays got the vaccine and some countries postponded after few months.