300-million doses gather dust as global vaccine supply outstrips demand

Continued hesitancy, communication, logistics and funds are some of the problems facing distribution officials

23 February 2022 - 19:44 By Francesco Guarascio and Jennifer Rigby

The global project to share Covid-19 vaccines is struggling to place more than 300-million doses in the latest sign the problem with vaccinating the world is now more about demand than supply...

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