A soldier stands guard next to the first shipment of the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine delivered under the COVAX scheme, at Benito Juarez's international airport in Mexico City, Mexico April 22, 2021.
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Monica de Bolle (PIIE)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for faster global vaccine distribution, but rules that allocate vaccines by population size without considering public health needs or rollout capacity are inhibiting progress. International agreement over public health metrics for vaccine allocation would better help countries in need and prepare for future pandemics.

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