Vaccine nationalism: Why hoarding COVID jabs may prolong pandemic

UN chief has criticised global distribution, noting that 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccine doses.

As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new, more infectious variants complicating responses to outbreaks, governments are racing to roll out vaccinations. With more than 57 million vaccine doses administered, the United States is leading the way in the total number of shots administered, followed by China and the European Union. The United Arab Emirates and Israel have administered at least one dose to the highest proportion of their populations, 81 and 54 percent respectively.