With First Dibs on Vaccines, Rich Countries Have ‘Cleared the Shelves’ December 15, 2020 Auto Bot Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Factories and Manufacturing, Government Contracts and Procurement, Income Inequality, Third World and Developing Countries, Vaccination and Immunization 0 The U.S., Britain, Canada and others are hedging their bets, reserving doses that far outnumber their populations, as many poorer nations struggle to secure enough.