At the start of March, at least 47 poor countries reportedly had not given any COVID-19 shots.
The data came from the People's Vaccine Alliance.
Suspending patents would speed up production, experts said. As a result of this poorer countries are being left behind. The consequences are worst for the poorer countries.
Rich nations, on average, vaccinated one person every second throughout January and February, while the majority of the poorest nations are yet to give a single dose, according to the People's Vaccine Alliance. Some countries also face a critical shortage of medicine and oxygen to cope up with COVID19.
Countries sign up to access an equal share of successful vaccine candidates, meaning the doses are shared among richer and poorer countries.