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? african countries, and others, will want to see vaccine supplies arriving at a faster rate before passing judgement. hugh pym, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news. the five permanent members of the un security council are meeting to discuss how to respond to the taliban takeover of afghanistan. britain has been calling in advance for a unified response, but russia and china both appear more willing to recognise the taliban government than either the united states or the uk. the united states and france have attempted to defuse the row sparked by the security pact announced last week between the us, australia and britain. joe biden and emmanuel macron agreed over the phone that france would reinstate
of those, around 100 million doses will be past their use by date by december. as of now, estimates vary, but it s thought that only around 3% of the population of africa have been fully vaccinated. 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, -
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?
use by date by december. as of now, estimates vary, but it s thought that only around 3% of the population of africa have been fully vaccinated. 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