Final statement Action pledged on vaccines, China and global tax
Jun 18, 2021
3 minutes
By Patrick Wintour, Heather Stewart and Phillip Inman
Vaccines
The G7 pledged over the next 12 months to secure a further 1bn vaccine doses either through donating surplus supplies or providing further finance to Covax, the UN-backed scheme charged with distributing vaccines to low- and middle-income countries.
The main new pledges came from the US, UK and Germany. The communique also set out plans to reduce roadblocks to production in Africa and
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