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    Why Some Countries Have Low Vaccination Rates

    Why Some Countries Have Low Vaccination Rates
    We've been talking a lot about COVID in the US. Now, we want to look at how things are going in some other countries. NPR's correspondents — Jason Beaubien, Phil Reeves, and Anthony Kuhn — talk with Morning Edition's Noel King about why most of the world is struggling to get even a small percentage of their population vaccinated.

    Have questions about the latest coronavirus headlines? Email us at shortwave@npr.org and we might cover it on a future episode.

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    Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?

    Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?

    In 2020 there were 1.8 million reported Covid deaths. So far this year, we’ve had 1.2 million. We’re currently seeing around 12,000 deaths a day across the world. But while some areas are seeing falls in numbers, others such as India are seeing a surge.

    This week Tim Harford tries to answer the question: Will there be more global deaths this year from Covid 19 compared to last year?