April 2021

The COVID Vaccine Race has been nothing short of a scientific triumph. In just under a year the unimaginable has happened, with not just one but several different vaccines tested, transported and delivered to millions around the world to protect them against a virus that has brought the world to a standstill.

But how can we achieve vaccine equity? We have asked Leading Minds:

• Dr Zweli Mkhize, Minister of Health, Government of South Africa

• Dag-Inge Ulstein, Minister of Development and Co-operation, Government of Norway

• Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO

• Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF