Did vaccine inequality lead to the Omicron variant?
In October 2020, as scientists raced to develop a Covid shot, the head of the WHO warned against looming "vaccine nationalism". But is vaccine inequality the reason behind Omicron's emergence?
Covid vaccines for kids? Strategies around the world
Which countries are vaccinating children against Covid? The various medical and ethical debates the issue has sparked around the world
Global hits, local heroes: Covid-19 jabs around the world
More than six billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been given around the world. This is an overview of more than 20 approved vaccines currently in use, and a few that fell by the wayside
Slow Covid vaccination to cost global economy $2.3 tn: study
The slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines will cost the global economy $2.3 trillion in lost output, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit
G7’s billion jabs plan highlights global imbalance
The G7's plan to donate one billion Covid-19 vaccine doses will help combat the pandemic in poorer countries but will hardly end the drastic global imbalance in access to jabs
AstraZeneca: Who is using the jab, and who isn’t
The AstraZeneca vaccine's rollercoaster ride has taken another twist with a growing list of countries restricting its use over "very rare" blood clots
At EU’s Moldova-Romania frontier, pandemic lays bare inequality
So far, non-EU member Moldova has received barely enough vaccine doses for three percent of its population, while Romania, an EU member since 2007, has administered almost three million
Global Covid vaccination push gets a shot in the arm
A plan to ensure Covid-19 vaccines reach the world's poorest can finally swing into action after the World Health Organization recently approved the AstraZeneca jab