G7 to accelerate global Covid vaccine deliveries, EU says
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13 June, 2021, 06:25 pm
Last modified: 13 June, 2021, 06:26 pm
"The priority was to ensure we can meet the demand for vaccines, and here the EU has taken the leadership. Partners have now joined us to accelerate production and delivery of vaccines worldwide," Michel said in a video message on Twitter
A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
The G7 nations have agreed to step up the production and deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines around the world, Charles Michel, the president of the European Union council, has said
"The priority was to ensure we can meet the demand for vaccines, and here the EU has taken the leadership. Partners have now joined us to accelerate production and delivery of vaccines worldwide," Michel said in a video message on Twitter.
Reuters news agency reports that a draft of the G7 communique, which will be released at the end of the summit later, said the group would provide one billion vaccine doses over the next year and work with the private sector, the G20 and other countries to increase the contribution over months to come
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