A bioethicist weighs in on the ethics of COVID-19 boosters — given half the world is waiting for a first shot

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A bioethicist weighs in on the ethics of COVID-19 boosters — given half the world is waiting for a first shot

Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington Should countries that can afford COVID-19 booster vaccines offer them to residents if scientists recommend them? The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has made his position clear, calling for countries to impose a moratorium on boosters until 10% of people in every country are vaccinated. His plea comes amid mounting concerns about the slow progress gettin…