Caribbean country criticizes Western nations for using monkeypox vaccination
(MENAFN) Trinidad and Tobago's health minister accused developed nations of stockpiling monkeypox vaccinations and disregarding the needs of poorer nations, drawing comparisons to the coronavirus epidemic's peak.
Terrence Deyalsingh stated at a virtual press conference on Wednesday that " something rather unfortunate is happening on the vaccine front " in regards to the monkeypox virus, where " bigger, wealthier countries are stockpiling vaccines for their populations, leaving smaller countries like Trinidad and Tobago at a disadvantage."
The minister lamented that industrialized countries were returning to their "regrettable" stockpiling habits and that the international community had failed to learn from the coronavirus outbreak.
Deyalsingh claimed that considering population size and individual risk profiles, vaccinations for monkeypox should be " made available on a more equitable level to all countries."
Although the virus has been proven in neighboring Jamaica and The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago has not yet seen any instances of monkeypox.
Terrence Deyalsingh stated at a virtual press conference on Wednesday that " something rather unfortunate is happening on the vaccine front " in regards to the monkeypox virus, where " bigger, wealthier countries are stockpiling vaccines for their populations, leaving smaller countries like Trinidad and Tobago at a disadvantage."
The minister lamented that industrialized countries were returning to their "regrettable" stockpiling habits and that the international community had failed to learn from the coronavirus outbreak.
Deyalsingh claimed that considering population size and individual risk profiles, vaccinations for monkeypox should be " made available on a more equitable level to all countries."
Although the virus has been proven in neighboring Jamaica and The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago has not yet seen any instances of monkeypox.
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