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Developing countries have a disproportionate mortality share from COVID-19.
Gill, I., and Schellekens, P. (2021, June 4). COVID-19 is a developing country pandemic. Brookings. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/05/27/covid-19-is-a-developing-country-pandemic/.
But it is
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above 50 percent
Developing countries have been notably struggling with COVID death tolls throughout spring 2021.
Reuters. (2021, March 4). Fact check: COVID-19 deaths have occurred in developing countries and among the U.S. homeless. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-covid-developing-homeless/fact-check-covid-19-deaths-have-occurred-in-developing-countries-and-among-the-u-s-homeless-idUSKCN2AW0ZX
According to WHO
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from the disease
Yet these developing countries may have to wait until 2023 to fully vaccinate their population.
Padma, T. V. (2021, July 5). COVID vaccines to REACH poorest countries in 2023 - despite Recent pledges. Nature News. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01762-w.
Most people in
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World in Data.
The reason for this is the domination of vaccines by high income countries and the intellectual property rights that have allowed it.
Eccleston-Turner and Rourke 2021 Mark, Lecturer of Global Health Law, Keele University, Michelle, CSIRO Synthetic Biology Future Science Fellow, Griffith University, Australia, American Society of International Law, "The TRIPS Waiver is Necessary, but it Alone is not Enough to Solve Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines" 25(9) May 27, https://www.asil.org/insights/volume/25/issue/9
High-income countries have
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as trade secrets.
Waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines would help improve access to vaccines by making it easier for countries to produce or export vaccines.
Silverman, E. (2021, May 6). U.S. will Back proposal to waive COVID-19 VACCINE patent rights. STAT. https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2021/05/05/biden-covid19-vaccine-patent-rights/.
In a significant
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lack manufacturing capabilities.
The impact to this is lives - vaccines have saved thousands of lives from COVID-19.
Schimelpfening, N. (2021, August 18). COVID-19 vaccines Saved 140,000 lives over first 5 months of 2021. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/covid-19-vaccines-saved-140000-lives-over-first-5-months-of-2021#How-the-study-shows-vaccines-saved-lives.
A new study
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the Delta variant.