FMs of 6 nations urge 'equity' in Covid-19 vaccine distribution
FMs of 6 nations urge ‘equity’ in Covid-19 vaccine distribution April 29, 2021 The foreign ministers of Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka have agreed upon distribution of Covid-19 vaccine in accordance with the “principle of equity and justice”. Terming the vaccine as “key weapon to defeat Covid-19”, the foreign ministers expressed that “vaccine nationalism” would hinder the global efforts to defeat the pandemic and underscored the need to avoid the “immunity gap”. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday by the Foreign Office, the foreign minis...