More than 1 million people around the world have lost their lives to Covid-19. At least another 38 million people have been infected; many have fallen severely ill. With nearly every country in the world having reported Covid-19 cases, the social and economic consequences of the pandemic have been devastating and far reaching. A Covid-19 vaccine will be critical to ending the pandemic and saving lives. The race to develop such a vaccine is on. But who will ultimately be able to access and afford it? Birgit Schwarz talks to Human Rights Watch senior counsel for business and human rights, Aruna Kashyap, and senior researcher on children’s rights, Margaret Wurth, about the need for more transparency and the equitable allocation of vaccines on the basis of health needs, not money.
Who is involved in the development of a Covid-19 vaccine?
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