G7 vaccine largesse all hinges on timing, says Covax
Longer term supplies now look good, but the scheme faces acute shortages in coming months as new variants circulate
11 June 2021 • 6:10pm
Leaders of G7 countries gather in Cornwall. The US has announced plans to purchase 500m shots for Covax, while the UK has pledged 100m. Other nations are expected to make similar announcements
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What to make of the new pledges from the UK, US, Canada and others to donate hundreds of millions of spare vaccine doses to the developing world?
Covax, the body co-ordinating the initiative, says it is optimistic about the medium to long term but warns the crisis over supply is now.
There are fresh calls for the UK to show historic leadership and start sharing its vaccine doses with the world right now. The country is hosting this years G7 summit, where seven of the worlds most powerful countries will come together in Cornwall next week. The
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By Tulip Mazumdar
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image captionGhana is one of a number of countries where vaccine doses could run out in the next few weeks
There are fresh calls for the UK to show historic leadership and start sharing its vaccine doses with the world right now.
The country is hosting this year s G7 summit, where seven of the world s most powerful countries will come together in Cornwall next week. The Covid pandemic will be high on the agenda.
The letter says decisions at the summit will define the 21st Century , and calls on Mr Johnson and other G7 leaders to rise to this challenge and end this crisis for good .
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