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Will low-income countries be able to afford the vaccine?

Canada is hoarding enough of the Covid 19 vaccine to immunise their population five times over wh...

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13.49 11 Dec 2020


Will low-income countries be able to afford the vaccine?


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13.49 11 Dec 2020


Canada is hoarding enough of the Covid 19 vaccine to immunise their population five times over while some developing countries will only be able to vaccinate one in ten. 

CEO of Oxfam Ireland, Jim Clarken, joined Pat to tell us what needs to be done.

 

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