Letters to the editor: Vaccine a privilege that many don't have

It doesn’t make any sense not to vaccinate the globe, as otherwise we will have to live with ongoing disruptions

People queue at the vaccination centre at the Cork City Hall. Picture Dan Linehan

Kathy Sheridan’s article in the Irish Times on December 1 hit the nail on the head with her piece regarding complaints about vaccine queues being a sad reflection on the entitled, negative public. There are people in other countries who wish they had the same opportunity to protect themselves from Covid-19.

The distribution of vaccines is about the Global North v the Global South. It is about inequality. It is about rich countries hoarding vaccines while countries in the south suffer.