Fair access to vaccines can boost recovery – ADB

Ensuring equitable access to vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is crucial for developing countries to reopen their economies and recover from the impact of the pandemic, a blog published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.

“The speedy rollout of vaccines is critical for full economic reopening and recovery. Yet, delays in the vaccine rollout are significant. Asia and the Pacific has currently around 2 doses administered per 100 people compared to more than 20 doses per 100 in the leading countries, such as the United States,” said authors Cyn-Young Park, Kijim Kim and Matthias Helble.