'Profits continue to come before saving lives': Covid vaccines create nine new billionaires

The combined wealth of all nine comes to $19.3bn (€15.8bn) is enough to fully vaccinate some 780 million people in low-income countries 1.3 times, according to research.

Covid-19 vaccines have led to the creation of nine new billionaires with a combined wealth of $19.3bn (€15.8bn).

Covid-19 vaccines have led to the creation of nine new billionaires and seen the wealth of eight existing billionaires skyrocket.

Moderna appear to be the big winners with five of the nine new billionaires involved with the pharmaceutical company while three are involved with Chinese vaccine company, CanSino Biologics.