Monopolies on Covid vaccines are killing people in poorer countries

Jabs for life: Vaccines have become the key difference between nations in the pandemic
Jabs for life: Vaccines have become the key difference between nations in the pandemic

Emissaries from South Africa have been begging the WTO to endorse a vaccine waiver to spare more unnecessary suffering, ACHAL PRABHALA and CHELSEA CLINTON* write

On 10 July, Dr Abraham Sokhaya Nkomo died of COVID-19 in Pretoria, South Africa. Abe Nkomo, as he was popularly known, was a giant of South African public life: a physician, an anti-apartheid organiser, a Member of Parliament, a diplomat and a longtime public health activist.

He received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on June 9. On June 24, his family noticed he had developed flu-like symptoms, and moved him to a hospital after he tested positive for Covid. At first, he seemed to be beating the infection. Soon, however, his oxygen levels dropped, and he needed a ventilator. He was then shifted into ICU, where his condition declined rapidly.

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