World Economic Forum: Covid-19 vaccine gap persists, with an income bias

Many outside the richer economies are still awaiting the gift of the jab

The recently-concluded annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland talked about the difference between the rich countries and the others when it came to Covid-19 vaccinations.

“Despite lower-income economies having protected on average 46 per cent of their population with two doses, the global vaccine equity gap persists and too many of the most vulnerable people in lower-income societies are still not protected,” said Seth Berkley, chief executive officer of the global vaccine alliance Gavi, in an article on the WEF website.

Richer countries had over eight times as many vaccinations administered, including booster doses, than their low-income