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Trapped between vaccine nationalism and neo-liberalism

THE global Covid-19 pandemic crisis is the gravest global disaster of modern times. Sadly, it rapidly descended into the most rabid nationalistic form – Covid 19 vaccine nationalism and selfishness.

In his speech to the World Economic Forum 2021 Virtual conference on June 27, President Cyril Ramaphosa made a heartfelt appeal to wealthy nations not to hoard Covid-19 vaccines, but free them for the developing South.

For a leader of the AU and South Africa as a member of the

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