World leaders pledge more vaccines for poor nations at G7
Bianca Rahimi
Press TV, London
The scramble for vaccines has exposed global inequality yet again. Rich economies including the US, EU and the UK have collectively secured more than double the amount they need, 3 billion doses, and administered 75 percent of the vaccines actually in existence. But in dozens of countries no one has been vaccinated.
Accused of hoarding, world leaders at the G7 summit Friday, tried to stave off criticism by making more pledges. The UK has boasted about leading the world out of the pandemic but Boris Johnson says the UK comes first, and spare doses will only be given away once all British adults have got the jab.
The projection for that is July. US President Joe Biden also used the G7 summit, his first international meeting, to redeem Washington’s reputation as the largest contributor to organizations like the World Health Organization.
Russia and China have emerged as major vaccine suppliers, but the EU has been accused of failing to execute a fair and even rollout forcing nations to look elsewhere for supplies. China and Russia have already shipped tens of thousands of doses of their COVID-19 vaccines to developing and underdeveloped countries as well.
Meanwhile the US has stopped short of donating from its massive supply. Amnesty international says rich countries do themselves no favors by hoarding. In the end, if not enough people are immunized; the virus will have free range to mutate and outsmart the vaccines.
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