Need To Help Poor Countries Vaccinate People Against Covid: G20 Members

Vaccines are being shipped to poor countries through the international COVAX facility, backed by the WHO and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization.

The group of 20 rich countries said on Monday more efforts were needed to help poor countries vaccinate their populations against COVID-19, but steered clear of making new numerical or financial commitments. Italy, which holds the G20 presidency this year, said after the gathering that the "Pact of Rome," where the meeting was held on Sunday and Monday, included a political agreement to increase support for poor nations and send them more vaccines. "The level of (vaccine) inequality is too high and is not sustainable," Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza told reporters. "If we leave part of the world without vaccines we risk new variants which will hurt all of us...Our message is very clear: no one must be left behind in the vaccination campaign."