How rich countries are making the pandemic last longer

A program called Covax wants to distribute Covid19 vaccines fairly. Is it working Subscribe to our channel Early in the Covid19 pandemic, many of the worlds richest countries poured money into the race for a vaccine. Billions of dollars, from programs like the USs Operation Warp Speed, funded development that brought us multiple Covid19 vaccines in record time. But it also determined where those vaccines would go. Before vaccine doses had even hit the market, places like the US and the UK had bought up nearly the entire supply. This turns out to be an old story. In nearly every modern global health crisis, from smallpox to malaria to H1N1, rich countries have bought up vital medical supplies, making poor countries wait sometimes decades for lifesaving support. Its effectively a system in which where you live determines whether you live or die of a preventable disease. Leaving a disease like Covid19 to spread unchecked in some places also gives it a chance to mutate and var