Uniindia: Geneva, Mar 10 (UNI) The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned that efforts to ensure fair and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines would fail unless a “deadly gap” in global immunization policy and funding was filled quickly.
Red Cross warns of glaring gap in vaccine rollout
Published March 10, 2021 7:49am The Red Cross warned Wednesday of a glaring gap in the plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines around the world, saying remote communities risked missing out. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is aiming to help vaccinate 500 million people against the disease. The IFRC, which calls itself the world s largest humanitarian network, is planning to throw its expertise into the distribution and acceptance of vaccines among some of the hardest-to-reach communities. But it said that while the procurement of vaccines and delivery to airport hubs was crucial, too little thought had been given to the next step: how those doses would be distributed within countries, including the last mile in getting to those furthest away.
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FILE: Afghan health ministry workers unload boxes of the first shipment of 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine made by Serum Institute of India, donated by the Indian government to Afghanistan, at the customs area of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, FILE)
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GENEVA: The Red Cross warned Wednesday (Mar 10) of a glaring gap in the plans to roll out COVID-19 vaccines around the world, saying remote communities risked missing out.