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WHO Calls For Temporary Ban On Booster Shots

The WHO has called for a moratorium on Covid-19 Boosters Shots until the end of September, to h...

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07.40 5 Aug 2021


WHO Calls For Temporary Ban On Booster Shots


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07.40 5 Aug 2021


The WHO has called for a moratorium on Covid-19 Boosters Shots until the end of September, to help bridge the inoculation gap between high- and low-income countries. With only 1% of some developing nations fully vaccinated, does a temporary ban go far enough to solve vaccine inequity? Jim Clarken, Oxfam Ireland Chief Executive talked to Shane this morning.

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