that s simple waste. people hate waste. lives could be saved as a result of having these vaccines. the former prime minister gordon brown, now who ambassador for health financing, says shifting vaccines is in everyone s interests. if the disease spreads in africa and in low income countries, and if it mutates and there are new variants, it s going to come back to haunt even the fully vaccinated here. nobody s safe until everybody s safe. the g7 summit in cornwall injune pledged a billion doses to poor countries as a big step towards vaccinating the world, but critics say the process has moved too slowly. today, president biden, at a covid 19 virtual summit, promised to double the us contribution. this is a global tragedy, - and we re not going to solve this crisis with half measures - or middle of the road ambition. we need to go big. but will a pledge to go big actually deliver?
lives could be saved as a result of having these vaccines. the former prime minister gordon brown, now who ambassador for health financing, says shifting vaccines is in everyone s interests. if the disease spreads in africa and low income countries, and if it mutates and there are new variants, it s going to come back to haunt even the fully vaccinated here. nobody s safe until everybody s safe. the g7 summit in cornwall injune pledged a billion doses to poor countries as a big step towards vaccinating the world, but critics say the process has moved too slowly. today, president biden, at a covid 19 virtual summit, promised to double the us contribution. this is a global tragedy, and we re not going to solve this crisis with half measures or middle of the road ambitions. we need to go big. but will a pledge to go big actually deliver? african countries, and others, will want to see vaccine supplies arriving at a faster rate
the fully vaccinated here. nobody s safe until everybody s safe. the g7 summit in cornwall injune pledged a billion doses to poor countries as a big step towards vaccinating the world, but critics say the process has moved too slowly. today, president biden, at a covid 19 virtual summit, promised to double the us contribution. this is a global tragedy, - and we re not going to solve this crisis with half measures - or middle of the road ambitions. we need to go big. but will a pledge to go big actually deliver? african countries, and others, will want to see vaccine supplies arriving at a faster rate before passing judgment. hugh pym, bbc news. in just over five weeks, glasgow will host the global climate conference known as cop26, and one of its goals will be to persuade industrialised nations to phase out their dependence on coal. china has now promised to stop funding coal fired power projects abroad,
it is a global tragedy, where we are not going to solve this crisis with half measures or middle of the road ambitions. we need to go big. but will a pledge to go big actually deliver? african countries, and others, will want to see vaccine supplies arriving at a faster rate before passing judgment. hugh pym, bbc news. the government s latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were nearly 34,500 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. that means in the past week, there was an average of 31,635 new cases per day. there were just over 7,500 people in hospital with covid, according to the latest data. another 166 deaths have been recorded, that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test, taking the average number per day in the last week to 139. 0n vaccinations, just under 90% people aged 16 or over have
this crisis with half measures or middle of the road - ambitions. we need to go big. but will a pledge to go big actually deliver? african countries, and others, will want to see vaccine supplies arriving at a faster rate before passing judgment. hugh pym, bbc news. i ve been speaking to unicef s head of advocacy for health, vaccines and pandemic response, lily caprani, in new york. she told me that these pledges need to be turned into action. well, it s right we ve seen new pledges made today on top of many pledges made earlier in the summer at the g7. and it s worth acknowledging that the us has shown great leadership and again, today, is really trying to raise the ambition of global collective action so that everyone in the world who has enough supplies of vaccines can come together and make sure they get to the lowest income countries where they re needed. but you re also right that pledges are not enough. we need to turn those pledges