Welcome to the second episode of Penn Talks Science for our theme “Vaccines”.
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is available and being distributed, we are taking a look at vaccine nationalism. Currently, the countries with the highest vaccinations administered are high or upper-middle-income countries i.e., countries that were able to pay for doses. In this episode, we are hearing about past examples of vaccine nationalism and how they were overcome.
This episode was created in cooperation with the Science Diplomacy Branch of PSPDG.
If you want to go more in-depth, a good place to start are these references:
“‘Vaccine Nationalism’ Threatens Global Plan to Distribute COVID-19 Shots Fairly.
From Vaccine Nationalism to Vaccine Equity — Finding a Path Forward
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2103614
Covid-19: WHO warns against “vaccine nationalism” or face further virus mutations