New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- When the first SARS-CoV-2 sequences were uploaded to a public database in January 2020, they came from scientists in Wuhan, China. Eighteen months later, when the world had produced three billion vaccine doses, more than 80 percent had gone to wealthy nations. The countries that detected the threat earliest were among the last to receive protection against it.

and whether the outcome reverses it will depend on negotiations over one unfinished technical annex.

The meeting, co-facilitated by Armenia and Rwanda, will adopt a political declaration under the theme "Fostering a multinational and intergenerational approach to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics and public health emergencies, through the princip...