Most nations had less cases

An analysis by The Sunday Express of the Covid burden of all 93 recipient countries since January to last week, shows that right through Vaccine Maitri, to this day, most of them were better off than India when it comes to severity of the pandemic – measured in terms of Covid case and death count per lakh population. And yet, over 60% of all exports went to these countries. This was a goodwill gesture and earned appreciation from many. But as the second wave surges and vaccine stocks run out, it raises questions about why so much was shipped overseas so early. The Indian Express looked at WHO dashboards for all the 93 vaccine recipient countries and identified telling patterns