From Worlds Apart to a World Prepared: GPMB 2021 Annual Report

Overview

If the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was defined by a collective failure to take preparedness seriously and act rapidly on the basis of science, the second has been marked by profound inequalities and a failure of leaders to understand our interconnectedness and act accordingly. In the most glaring example, as of 20th October, 63% of those living in high-income countries had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. In low-income countries, only 4.5% had received the same.3 The failure to act in the interests of all has prolonged the pandemic for all, as new variants circulate worldwide.