Unity is delivering for the world

International cooperation: Nepalese airport ground staff pulling boxes of the AstraZeneca vaccine they have received under the Covax global initiative at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu. — AP

International cooperation delivering the power of science

THE breakthroughs achieved by science in developing highly effective vaccines against Covid-19 are nothing short of extraordinary. What once took up to a decade has been done in less than a year. This is primarily a result of remarkable international cooperation.

Yet the impact of those achievements will be dangerously undermined unless the whole world has access to Covid-19 vaccines. Together, we must absolutely ensure that a two-tier system does not develop between those who have access to vaccines, and those who do not.