Covid-19 vaccine inequality: Wealthy nations hoard supplies and use them as diplomatic leverage


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 24 Jun 2021

EYE-brows were raised when Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin lambasted rich countries for vaccine hoarding, describing the act as "cruel and unjust" against poor and less developed countries.

The Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister drew similarity to the act with a scene from the Titanic where the ship was sinking and the rich people in the first class had the priority boarding the lifeboats.

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