Many countries have not approved any vaccines for use. Of those that have, is it surprising or unreasonable that they would want to vaccinate their own people first? To the best of my knowledge, as of today, no country has vaccinated even 50% of its people, so no country has come close to herd immunity, which requires at least 70% if not more. A number of countries including Canada and I think the EU, have promised surplus vaccines to COVAX. Well, Canada is currently $20 in vaccination per capita, and there is a shortage of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines right now. It will be several months at least before we receive enough doses for everyone, let alone distribute them. It’s expected to be July to September. After that, I expect our government will keep its promise to donate any remaining ordered doses to COVAX.
That’s not hoarding. Don’t believe hate-mongering, biased sources. Oh, and these same rich countries funded a lot of the research and manufacturing of these vaccines. Without the rich countries, the vaccines wouldn’t even exist yet. So there’s that too. The existence of the vaccines gives hope to everyone, including poorer countries.