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Bolivia agrees vaccine exports with Canadian company

Biolyse are seeking cooperation with Johnson and Johnson or a compulsory license

Canadian drug company Biolyse have agreed to supply 15 million covid vaccine doses to Bolivia. But this is reliant on cooperation by vaccine producers Johnson and Johnson, or compulsory license. We hear from Biolyse's executive vice president John Fulton. According to a World Bank report, remittances to low and middle-income countries from citizens working abroad held up unexpectedly well in 2020, outstripping combined foreign direct investments and overseas development aid. The World Banks's Dilip Ratha explains.. Also in the programme, the 主播大秀's Vivienne Nunis examines the practice of recycling lead-acid car batteries, which poses a growing health hazard in many developing countries. Plus, as millions of people around the world start drifting back to the office following a lengthy period of working from home, our regular workplace commentator, Peter Morgan, discusses the implications.

(Picture: a man receives a vaccine in La Paz, Bolivia. Credit: Getty Images.)

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