Melinda Gates urges wealthy nations to stop ‘hoarding’ Covid vaccines

Melinda Gates has called on wealthy nations to stop “hoarding” coronavirus vaccines, saying it was disappointing how little was being done to prevent the pandemic from ravaging the developing world. The US philanthropist told the Financial Times that developed countries should vaccinate their populations only “up to a point” before they donate supplies to those in greater need. “You don’t need to vaccinate all the way down, say, to your teen population . . . before you send out vaccine doses,” Gates said in a pre-recorded interview with editor Roula Khalaf for the FT’s three-day Global Boardroom event.