The United States and the United Kingdom are among the countries that have invested billions to get priority for a vaccine when it is ready. Countries such as Brazil and South Africa have lined up with test subjects in the hope of getting ahead in gender. But many point out that it is unfair that countries sign their own agreements.

- It is understandable, It is trying to secure for its own people and it is an important goal for political leaders. But I think it's short-term, if not selfish. I think it is a better way to get the goal together, says Fredrik Kristensen at the Norwegian Vaccine Fund CEPI.

Less risk bet on the wrong horse

Together with the World Health Organization WHO and the vaccine collaboration GAVI, they have now launched the COVAX mechanism for countries to do common things, instead of concluding their own agreements. Instead, the countries buy themselves into a portfolio of the largest, most promising projects. This reduces the risk of investing in a vaccine that does not work or is approved. According to CEPI, four out of five fail. It would also give poor countries some of the vaccines.

- You have a much better chance of actually having access to effective vaccines in the end. In addition, they do it jointly, says Fredrik Kristensen.

What do they think many countries will get at this?

- I think they're good. We now have interest from more than 20 countries plus the EU. So we are optimistic that it has developed within a couple of months.