G7 vaccine largesse all hinges on timing, says Covax
Longer term supplies now look good, but the scheme faces acute shortages in coming months as new variants circulate
11 June 2021 • 6:10pm
Leaders of G7 countries gather in Cornwall. The US has announced plans to purchase 500m shots for Covax, while the UK has pledged 100m. Other nations are expected to make similar announcements
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What to make of the new pledges from the UK, US, Canada and others to donate hundreds of millions of spare vaccine doses to the developing world?
Covax, the body co-ordinating the initiative, says it is optimistic about the medium to long term but warns the crisis over supply is now.