Global health summit: G20 leaders note vaccine inequities but agree: Together to fight Covid

G20 countries have pledged to step up the production and distribution of coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries as leaders of the most industrialised countries met virtually for the Global Health Summit in Rome. https://www.eudebates.tv/ Italian prime minister Mario Draghi said 1.5 billion vaccine doses had already been administered around the world. But 85% of those doses were in richer countries. He warned this meant the virus would still be free to circulate and mutate in lower-income countries, which could prove a threat to vaccination campaigns. #GlobalHealthSummit #HealthUnion #eudebates #Covid_19 #coronavirus #Corona #COVD19 #Health #COVID #vaccine European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced 1.3 billion doses of vaccine will be delivered by Europe alone to low-income countries at no profit and to middle-income countries at low prices throughout the rest of the year. She added a further 1.3 billion doses would be delivered to these countries in 2022. ACT-A Session - Opening Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA, co-chair ACT-A - Short video on ACT-A - Erna SOLBERG, co-chair ACT-A - Lady Roslyn MORAUTA, Vice-Chair of the Global Fund Board - José Manuel DURAO BARROSO, chair GAVI - Plenary session remarks by Dr Tawfig ALRABIAH, Minister for Health of Saudi Arabia - Closing remarks by Tedros Ghebreyesus ADHANOM, WHO. G20 leaders at Rome summit pledge more vaccines for poorer countries. Global health summit: G20 leaders note vaccine inequities but agree: Together to fight Covid. https://www.eudebates.tv/ «It is an honor and a great responsibility to host the Global Health Summit in Rome, precisely in this crucial phase of the fight against Covid. After a year and a half, we are still battling the virus, but we’re doing it. There is a feeling of hope that appears, as the vaccination campaign progresses and we collect the first important signals on its effectiveness ». The president of the Lazio Region Nicola Zingaretti writes on Facebook on Friday 21 May, the first day of the summit strongly desired by the Italian presidency of the G20 and from…