WHO urges end to bilateral vaccine deals

The head of the U.N. health agency asked wealthy countries to stop hoarding most of the world’s COVID-19 vaccine supply, saying it hurts poorer nations.

By Arete News - January 8, 2021

The first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine arrive at the U.S. Naval Medical Center San Diego in mid-December (AN/Erwin Jacob Miciano)

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