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How to vaccinate the world more quickly

More than six months into the global vaccination campaign, fewer than a quarter of people around the world have received even a single dose of a vaccine against COVID-19. Could fractional doses be the solution?

Tim Harford

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With more than half the UK population fully vaccinated and its government just a little too eager to declare victory, spare a thought for Cameroon.

With a population about half the size of England, Cameroon has – according to Our World in Data – administered just 160,000 doses of vaccine. On a typical day, the UK manages that many before lunch.

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