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Equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines a moral imperative

4 March 2021

Dr Alex Awiti, Vice Provost of the Aga Khan University in Kenya, writes that epidemiologists know that several coronavirus variants are in circulation, and will continue to spread posing new challenges to the efficacy of existing vaccines. The emerging inequity in access to coronavirus vaccines is no surprise. For nothing except common sense, morality and self-interest, citizens of wealthy nations must pressure their governments to fund equitable access to Covid-19 tests, therapeutics and vaccines.