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Ghana received 600,000 doses of the COVID vaccine through the World Health Organization’s global vaccine-sharing scheme. This is the first of many deliveries that will be going out to low and middle income countries across the world. This effort made through COVAX is backed by the United Nations to ensure fair access to vaccines for all and not just the wealthier countries of the world. Immunization campaigns are set to commence on March 2 and will begin with healthcare workers, senior citizens, and those with underlying health conditions. This was a momentous occasion for the country and they are excited for the path to recovery that they are on now. By the end of the year, COVAX hopes to have distributed 2 billion doses of the vaccine across the world, a majority of which will go to third world countries.
This is a major achievement for Ghana in their efforts of moving out of the COVID-19 pandemic. This COVAX plan will be extremely beneficial for less fortunate countries as the world is beginning to rebuild from the past year. I’m sure that these efforts have inspired hope in many populations that previously had no expectations for when this COVID-19 pandemic would be over. I believe that the promise of vaccines will be able to provide unification in lower income countries like Ghana because of the common goal that the world has to escape the pandemic. However, the issue now will be convincing those that are skeptical to take the vaccine.
In connection to class, from a geopolitical standpoint it will be beneficial for the whole world to take part in the efforts at providing less fortunate countries with vaccines in order to put this pandemic in the past. From a realist perspective, a reason that would deter countries from taking part would be the economic effects it could have on them.