UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has criticised the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of Covid-19 vaccines globally. He said that 130 countries had not received a single dose of vaccine and declared that “at this critical moment, vaccine equity is the biggest moral test before the global community”. Mr Guterres called for an urgent Global Vaccination Plan to bring together those with the power to ensure fair vaccine distribution – scientists, vaccine producers and those who could fund the effort. Just 10 countries have administered 75% of all #COVID19 vaccines. Ms Woodward said Britain supported reserving 5% of Covax doses as a “last resort” buffer to ensure that high-risk populations had access to Covid-19 vaccines.

Source: Irish Independent February 17, 2021 17:09 UTC