Rich nations snap up vaccine stocks in global race for jab | Malay Mail

A test tube labelled with the Vaccine is seen in front of AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken September 9, 2020. — Reuters pic

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen yesterday warned against “vaccine nationalism” that she said could put lives at risk by depriving the most vulnerable in poorer nations of immunity. Some 51 per cent of those jabs have been snapped up by the wealthy world, including the United States, Britain, the European Union, Australia, Hong Kong and Macau, Japan, Switzerland and Israel.

Democrats have expressed concern that Trump is pressuring government health regulators and scientists to approve a rushed vaccine in time to help his uphill bid for re-election in early November. New Zealand was added to the list of economic casualties on Thursday when it reported it had plunged into recession for the first time in a decade.

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