tech2 news employeesJun 11, 2021 5:52:56 PM IS
Today three days of the 47th G7 summit and the meetings last until Sunday June 13th. This year’s host country is Great Britain and takes place in Carbis Bay in Cornwall. The group of 7 includes Great Britain, USA, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and Italy. The EU participates in all discussions as a guest. This is the first summit for the US, Japanese and Italian leaders since taking office.
Each year different countries are invited to participate and this year leaders from Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa will participate. The Hand agenda for the summit it means: vaccines and distribution, recovery from the pandemic and climate protection.
A few days before the summit, UNICEF, along with 30 celebrities and ambassadors of goodwill, written an open letter to the G7 countries. The letter asks them to donate the excess doses of vaccine they have. UNICEF has also listed five reasons why it is important that these countries donate their surplus.
According to UNICEFMore than 1.4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered by the end of May. However, less than one percent of the world’s vaccine supply reaches low-income countries. There are enough doses kept in stock by richer countries that can be used to vaccinate the at-risk people in poorer countries.
If the G7 and European countries donate 20 percent of vaccine shipments from June, July and August, they’ll still have enough to vaccinate their citizens. According to an analysis by Airfinity, together they can donate more than 150 million cans to those in need.
COVID-19 vaccine donations from countries with a surplus are a practical solution to helping others in need through the COVAX initiative. It’s a practical answer to making sure people in all parts of the world have access to vaccines as soon as possible.
The likelihood that a more deadly variant of the SAR-CoV-2 virus will emerge increases the longer the virus spreads. There is always the possibility that this new variant is immune to the existing vaccines and treatments may not work as well. While some nations are in the process of vaccinating their adults, other countries are seeing a surge in the virus in the form of a second or third wave. That is why it is important to get a grip on the virus.
The pandemic has monopolized the time and energy of most healthcare workers. Even hospitals are unable to cope with the rising number of cases. And while the coronavirus rages on, other preventable diseases are on the rise as people lack access to adequate treatment or vaccination. Even those with diseases like cancer, HIV / AIDS, and other life-changing diseases are not getting their medication. By vaccinating people in poor and low-income countries, the health system can resume other services.
