Science meets politics in this week’s episode of Macro Matters. As the race continues to roll out a coronavirus vaccine, what should be a positive step towards normality has turned into a political debate over supply. Are we seeing the emergence of vaccine nationalism, and what does this mean for Covid diplomacy?

This week on Macro Matters, our hosts Stephanie Kelly and Paul Diggle are joined once again by Robert Gilhooly, our in-house Senior Emerging Markets Research Economist. Together they discuss the political implications of the Covid vaccine rollout and what this means for foreign policy, UK-EU relations, and emerging markets.

Part 1 focuses on vaccine nationalism covering Brexit, Euroscepticism and border controls.

Part 2 ends with vaccine diplomacy and covers vaccine donations, emerging market vaccine supply and Covax.