Without a COVID-19 vaccine, millions of people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic are unlikely to find work. And millions more in middle-income nations will be pushed into poverty.

Advocates say that getting a vaccine to the world's poorest is key to reversing poverty and ending the health crisis.

We talk to Dr Bruce Aylward, senior adviser to the director-general of the World Health Organization, about efforts to develop and distribute vaccines equitably.

Plus - can cash-strapped Zimbabwe become an exporter of oil and gas?

And what is behind China's ambitious plans to create a one billion strong middle class?

- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/