WHO tells rich countries to stop queue jumping on coronavirus vaccine

Wealthy nations urged to stop making bilateral deals to secure excess doses: Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The head of the WHO says there is a “clear problem” that low- and middle-income countries are not yet receiving supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and urged nations to stop striking bilateral deals with manufacturers.

“Rich countries have the majority of the supply,” WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in strongly-worded comments on vaccine nationalism at a Geneva news briefing on Friday.