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Why Aren't We Vaccinating the World?

The best way to win the battle against Covid is to vaccinate the whole world, but in poorer countries not enough people are getting the jab. Bronagh Munro investigates why.

The best way to win the battle against Covid is to vaccinate the whole world, but in poorer countries not enough people are getting the jab. Only six and a half per cent of the population in low income countries are fully protected. There are now enough vaccines being made for everyone on the planet, so why aren鈥檛 they being shared more fairly? Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates why the global vaccine roll out is failing and asks if governments and big drug companies could do more to keep us all safe.

29 minutes

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Reporter Bronagh Munro
Producer Laura Burns
Executive Producer Andrew Head
Editor Karen Wightman

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