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A patient rests at the COVID ward of the regional hospital in Leova, Moldova, on March 23. Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and has relied on vaccine donations from Romania and COVAX, a program that aims to distribute the world’s vaccines more equitably.

Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images

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