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Wed Jun 17

How 'vaccine nationalism' could block vulnerable populations' access to COVID-19 vaccines

Written by Ana Santos Rutschman, Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University

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Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are currently being developed. The way emerging vaccines will be distributed to those who need them is not yet clear. The United States has now twice indicated that it would like to secure priority access to doses of...

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