Vaccine nationalism. Wealthy countries have bought the vast majority of COVID-19 vaccines.

For two months, the US-based Duke University Global Health Innovation Centre (GHIC) has been tracking and publishing the purchase of anti-COVID 19 vaccines.

A police officer receives the COVID-19 vaccination at a police hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 31, 2021. Source: Xinhua/Ajith Perera via Getty Images.

Their findings show that rich countries - which account for around only 14 per cent of the world's population - have secured more than half of the most promising vaccines. What are the implications for global health?

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