Even in the face of dwindling resources and competing demands, the push for total polio eradication must continue because as long as even a few people have polio, it could spread widely again
Continued inequity in COVID-19 vaccination means virus mutations occur and newer variants emerge that may be resistant to currently available vaccines. Credit: United Nations.
ABUJA, Apr 2 2021 (IPS) - As richer western nations continue hoarding COVID-19 vaccines to the detriment of poorer nations, there is some light on the horizon. On April 15, 2021, the U.S. will join the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) and co-host the launch of the Investment Opportunity for COVAX Advance Market Commitment.
The aim of the event is to raise more funds to ensure at least 1.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are available to 92 low-income nations. The U.S. recently donated $4 billion to COVAX and this new leadership role is highly commendable.
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Vaccine Geopolitics Could Derail Africaâs Post-Pandemic Recovery
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Summary: The world needs to take decisive action to ensure that COVID-19 vaccine stockpiling in wealthy countries does not leave Africans without the doses they need.
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If 2020 was the year of the coronavirus pandemic, then 2021 is shaping up to be the year of the vaccine. Yet rightful optimism about the arrival of coronavirus vaccines belies significant barriers to vaccine availability and access in large parts of the world. Familiar patterns of global inequities are resurfacing as the global vaccination drive gathers momentum. Moreover, intensifying geopolitical competition, especially between China and the United States, is impeding multilateral cooperation on critical issues including public health.
Vaccine Geopolitics Could Derail Africa s Post-Pandemic Recovery - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace carnegieendowment.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from carnegieendowment.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.