MPs today urged the UK to donate Covid vaccine doses to poorer countries to save lives and prevent dangerous new variants from cropping up. It comes after the World Health Organisation, the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and the World Trade Organisation released a proposal for countries to make up-front payments and vaccine donations to poorer countries. South Africa's variant will become 'Covid Beta', while the Brazilian variant will be known as 'Covid Gamma'. In February, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to donate most of the UK's vaccine supply surplus to poorer countries but no specific timescale has been given. France — the only G7 nation to send vaccine doses abroad — has already committed to donating 500,000 doses to India and Sweden 3million, with Switzerland considering a similar donation.

Source: Daily Mail June 01, 2021 07:08 UTC