Vaccine Nationalism Threatens Global Sustainability

THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC response has exposed an unsettling trend. Wealthier nations have been accused of hoarding vaccines – in some cases five times more than they need – while poorer countries could wait years for lifesaving immunization. A massive 90% of people in 67 low-income countries may not get immunized in 2021, largely due to higher-income countries taking more than they need. It reads like a dystopian novel.

While Europe and North America have carried out a combined 123 million vaccinations, the entire African continent has administered just under 3...