Much of the world is in a mad rush to access doses of Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate their populations.
With the clamour for the vaccines has come an open window for countries with a surplus to donate to others unable to access the jab.
Vaccine-producing countries such as China, Russia and India, the United Arab Emirates and Israel, which have surplus amounts of shots, have set out on a global vaccine 'altruism', a charm offensive to thaw frosty diplomatic ties and build new allies using donations of coronavirus vaccines.
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