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The leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies (G20) concluded this year’s summit by promising a fair distribution of the corona vaccine globally.
UNITED: The leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies came together this weekend digitally to discuss, among other things, how they can achieve a fair distribution of corona vaccines globally.
Meshari-Alharbi / DGDA
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Summit members promise to spare no effort to ensure fair and affordable access to vaccines for all, according to a closing statement of the two-day G20 meeting.
– We have mobilized resources to meet the immediate financial needs of global health to support research, development, production and distribution of a safe and effective diakonia, therapy and vaccine against COVID-19, the document states.
All members signed the statement. At the same time, the leaders emphasized that each state must continue to support development work in its own country.
“We recognize the importance of widespread immunity as a global public good,” the group said in a statement.
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Great willingness to cooperate
The G20 summit took place this weekend via digital video and was hosted by Saudi Arabia for the first time in history.
This year’s summit was very crown-centric on the issue, and was completed on Sunday with the aforementioned joint statement.
Several of the leaders of the G20 countries expressed on Saturday their great willingness to collaborate in the research, production and distribution of the corona vaccine to combat the pandemic.
The group also confirmed this Sunday that it will commit to the initiative starting in March, which will provide debt relief for the world’s poorest countries for 14,000 million dollars, which had an original term in 2020.
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Trump is dumb about distribution
The outgoing president of the United States, the country with the world’s largest economy, has not been so clear about ensuring fair access to vaccines across national borders.
Donald Trump has said that any American can get a vaccine, but nothing about vaccines that come from the United States is shared with other countries, he writes Bloomberg Sunday afternoon.
Trump also praised the US leadership and took credit for what he said was an effective fight against the virus and strengthening the country’s economy.
The president also found time to criticize the Paris agreement, which he believes is primarily aimed at destroying the American job market.
On Sunday, a message also came from the US health authorities. begin vaccination in the United States in mid-December.
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Merkel concerned about the vaccine program
Much of the meeting was devoted to discussing the major financial and health implications of the coronavirus for the global community.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed concern about the progress of the Covax vaccine program, which will help developing countries.
– I’m a little worried when I hear that nothing has happened yet, she said at a press conference on Sunday.
– When there is no money left, we must see. Germany rarely does anything, but neither can Germany maintain the international alliance on its own, Merkel continued.
The Chancellor also took the opportunity to praise the cooperation between the countries and believes that the joint final declaration illustrates “the spirit of multilateral cooperation.”
Saudi Arabia is now passing the baton to Italy, which will lead the summit in late October 2021.
