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Vaccine Equity Is Crucial to End the COVID-19 Pandemic But It Won t Be Enough The pandemic cannot end until world leaders develop a global strategy to suppress COVID-19 variants. April 7, 2021 By Susan Michie, Chris Bullen, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, John N. Lavis, John Thwaites, Liam Smith, Salim Abdool Karim, and Yanis Ben Amor At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain the upper hand over SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In an ideal scenario, the virus would then be contained at very low levels without further societal disruption or significant numbers of deaths. ....
Africa Just Secured 1 Billion COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Cyril Ramaphosa, African Union Chair and South Africa s President, announced the news. Why Global Citizens Should Care COVID-19 significantly impacts the health and socio-economic development of those who live in poorer countries. The United Nations’ Global Goal 3 calls for good health and well-being for all, and this can only be achieved if all countries have equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Join us and take action to help combat COVID-19 for everyone, everywhere, here. Editor’s note: This piece was updated on Feb. 3, 2021, to include the higher number of vaccine doses now secured. ....
NYC Nurse Gets First COVID-19 Vaccine in the US as Nationwide Rollout Begins The US could vaccinate 20 million people by the end of December. Why Global Citizens Should Care The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health threat, but lower-income countries have fewer resources to combat the virus and keep people safe. The United Nations is calling on countries to work together to ensure equitable distribution of treatments and vaccines. You can join us in taking action on this issue here by supporting the ACT-Accelerator. After months of unfathomable suffering, the first COVID-19 vaccination in the United States took place on Monday, marking a pivotal turn in the country’s fight against the virus. ....