Poorer nations at back of six- to eight-month queue for vaccine, says Gates

The harsh truth is that the Third World will have to wait until rich countries have grabbed all they need, says the philanthropist

27 January 2021 - 19:38 By Kate Kelland

Poorer countries face a best-case scenario of a six- to eight-month lag behind richer nations in getting access to Covid-19 vaccines, philanthropist Bill Gates said on Wednesday...

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