The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk | Editorial

After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines? The Covid-19 pandemic did deep and lasting damage to the international political system. Countries in the global south are keenly aware that the established order let them down. They received vaccines later, in smaller numbers and often at a higher price than rich countries, resulting in avoidable death and suffering, and extended economic malaise. Last week, a c...

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