More than 18 months into the pandemic while some wealthy countries appear headed towards pre-pandemic normals, many other cash-strapped countries remain ravaged for resources.
, enough to inoculate every American at least five times. Meanwhile, residents of many smaller and poorer nations have yet to receive a single dose.Vaccination rates in countries like Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo remain less than 1 percent, according toA medical worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine for a man in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Oct. 8.
Aaditya Mattoo, World Bank chief economist for the East Asia and Pacific region, expressed disappointment in the current rollout.
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