1 Mar 2021

London Calling: Rob Hugh-Jones reporting

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 1 March 2021

ately's weekly cross to the BBC World Service and tonight Karyn speaks with Rob Hugh-Jones about the beginning of the COVAX scheme this week aimed at equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for poor or developing countries.

Plus China's top law-making body has its annual meeting in Beijing, and the Pope visits Iraq.

Airport workers transport on dollies a shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination programme, at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra.

Airport workers transport on dollies a shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination programme, at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Photo: AFP