Can a pandemic treaty end vaccine inequity in Africa? | Flatten the Curve | EP 1

A quarter of the global population remains unvaccinated for COVID-19, five years after the virus emerged. During the pandemic, African countries were among the last to receive life-saving medicines because powerful nations control vaccine stockpiles. This “vaccine apartheid” fuels distrust in expensive Western-made vaccines. Senegal and other African nations will produce more of their own vaccines to protect the disease-prone continent. A pandemic treaty being negotiated at the World Health Organization could also help Global South nations better prepare for outbreaks. Episode 1 of Flatten the Curve, a new series on pandemic preparedness, explores the fight to end vaccine inequity. Credits: Presenter and Series Producer: Drew Ambrose Supervising Producer: Nick Olle Associate Producer: Medhavi Arora, Paula Dupraz-Dobias Producers: Borso Tall, Siwaporn Kingston Translations: Dady Ba Cinematographer and Drone Operator: Lee Ali Production Manager: Susanna Low Digital Producer: Susan Kim Color Grading: Gazi Nela Archive: Shella Costales Opening Titles: The Bureau Theme Music: Vicki Hansen Footage courtesy of: World Health Organization, Nina Schwalbe, Minghui Ren, Health Policy Watch / Kerry Cullinan, Keystone / Salvatore di Nolfi Picture Editor: Badrul Hisham Executive Producer: Sharon Roobol #covid19 #health #flattenthecurve #aljazeeraenglish #politics #aljazeera #vaccine #vaccination