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Why race for coronavirus vaccine could leave developing countries behind

The UN, International Red Cross and Red Crescent, and others said it was a moral imperative that everyone have access to a "people's vaccine"

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Executives at Pfizer and some other major drug makers say they oppose suspending patent rights for potential Covid-19 vaccines.

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As the race for a vaccine against the new coronavirus intensifies, rich countries are rushing to place advance orders for the inevitably limited supply to guarantee their citizens get immunised first - leaving significant questions about whether developing countries will get any vaccine before the pandemic ends.

Earlier this month, the UN, International Red Cross and Red Crescent, and others said it was a moral imperative that everyone have access to a "people's vaccine". But such grand declarations are unenforceable, and without a detailed strategy, the allocation of vaccines could be extremely messy.

"We have this beautiful picture of everyone getting the