Plea to share spare coronavirus vaccines in order to avert ‘moral catastrophe’

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine (AP)

Leaders of wealthy nations meeting this week at the G7 summit in the UK have been urged to share spare coronavirus vaccines in order to avert a “moral catastrophe”.

The call came from Africa CDC director Dr John Nkengasong amid figures showing the continent is at the back of the pack in the global race to vaccinate people against Covid-19.