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Buying a coronavirus vaccine for everyone on Earth, storing and shipping it, and giving it safely will all be hard and expensive

  • Written by Nicole Hassoun, Professor of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Buying a coronavirus vaccine for everyone on Earth, storing and shipping it, and giving it safely will all be hard and expensiveBoxing up humanitarian aid at UNICEF's vast warehouse in October of 2020AP Photo

Infectious diseases do not respect borders.

An estimated 3 billion people in low-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America are likely to lack access to a COVID-19 vaccine for years after it becomes available. In poor nations, many communities lack the...

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