Why Some Countries Have Low Vaccination Rates

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🗓️ 5 May 2021

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We've been talking a lot about COVID in the US. Now, we want to look at how things are going in some other countries. NPR's correspondents — Jason Beaubien, Phil Reeves, and Anthony Kuhn — talk with Morning Edition's Noel King about why most of the world is struggling to get even a small percentage of their population vaccinated.

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0:00.0	You're listening to shortwave from NPR.
0:04.8	Hey, everybody.
0:06.4	Maddie Sify here.
0:08.1	On shortwave, we've been talking a lot about COVID in the US.
0:12.1	Now, we want to look at how things are going in some other countries.
0:16.4	Later this week, we'll be talking about the situation developing in India.
0:20.6	But today, we're bringing you a conversation from some of our colleagues who have been
0:23.8	reporting on global vaccine distribution.
0:27.1	They spoke with Morning Edition's host, Noel King.
0:29.8	What's up next?
0:30.8	And as always, thanks for listening to shortwave from NPR.
0:40.8	The pace of vaccinations in the US is slowing.
0:43.8	But a lot of that is about people choosing not to get the vaccine.
0:48.0	We are not lacking doses.
0:50.6	Many countries, though, are, and with us now to explain a three NPR correspondence, Jason
0:54.8	Bobian who covers global health, Phil Reeves, who is based in South America and Anthony Cune
1:00.4	in Seoul.
1:01.4	Good morning, guys.
1:02.4	Good morning.
1:03.4	Jason, let's start with you.
1:04.7	It is a big world out there.
1:06.2	Which countries or regions are getting your attention for better or worse?
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