Robert Yates, Head of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House: There are fears that we will see a repeat of what happened with HIV and Aids, where it took a decade to make drugs to combat the disease widely available all over the world, or swine flu, where rich nations bought the vaccine leaving poorer ones suffering.
Yates speaking of the disproportionate rollout of the vaccines said:
“This rampant nationalism doesn’t augur well for other existential threats to humanity. Where does it lead us on issues like climate change where we need to collaborate on a global scale.”
Chatham House, also known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute headquartered in London. Its mission is to provide authoritative commentary on world events and offer solutions to global challenges.