🌍Omicron could trigger ‘Inequity 2.0.’
As the latest Covid-19 variant continues to spread across the globe, so does the need for booster shots. According to the head of Gavi, Dr. Seth Berkley, there are early signs that rich countries are starting to hold back on vaccine donations. If Omicron resists the existing vaccines the consequences could run deep: “if it turns out that new variant vaccines are required,” he says, “there may be an ‘Inequity 2.0’ where we see wealthy countries hoard those vaccines once again, like we saw at the beginning of the pandemic.”
AP News (EN)
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