G7 to pledge to donate 'at least a billion' vaccines to poor countries
Sky world news / G7 to pledge to donate 'at least a billion' vaccines to poor countries Gathered this Friday, the richest countries on the planet will pledge massive donations to the Covax device in order to better distribute the doses around the world, in the hope of overcoming the Covid-19.
US President Joe Biden during a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the G7 in southwest England on Thursday June 10.
The rich countries of the G7, which meet from Friday, June 11 in England, will pledge to distribute to poor countries a billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines in the hope of eradicating the pandemic.
The announcement came on Thursday evening, after the World Health Organization (WHO) called on European countries not to let their guard down, stressing that the level of immunization is still too low to avoid a new wave.
Meeting until Sunday in the south-west of England, the leaders of the great powers must "announce that they will provide at least a billion doses of vaccines against the coronavirus by sharing doses and by funding them", indicated Thursday evening May 10 the British government, which holds the presidency of the G7.
They must also "present a plan to expand vaccine production to achieve this goal," he continued.
These vaccines will be distributed to “92 countries” underprivileged through the Covax system, set up to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines.
They will start shipping in August, with 200 million doses delivered by the end of the year. The remaining 300 million will be delivered by June 2022.
