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September 17, 2020

Oxfam: Wealthy Nations Bought Up More Than Half of World's Coronavirus Vaccine Contenders
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Globally, confirmed coronavirus cases are rapidly approaching 30
million, with over 940,000 recorded deaths from COVID-19. India recorded
nearly 98,000 positive cases over the last 24 hours, the highest one-day
toll for any country since the start of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, Oxfam reports a small group of wealthy nations - representing
just 13% of the world's population - has secured contracts for more than
half of the world's future supply of coronavirus vaccine. Oxfam warns
this could leave two-thirds of the world's population without access to
a vaccine until at least 2022.


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