Summit for Vaccine Internationalism

Why in news ? Four-day Summit for vaccine internationalism by Progressive International was opened on June 18, 2021. Highlights Summit was opened with the goal of ending “covid-19 pandemic as quickly as possible by administering and securing COVID-19 vaccines for all”. Vaccine summit brings together political leaders, Global south governments, healthcare workers and vaccine manufacturers from about twenty countries and follows criticism of G7’s plan. Recently, U.N. aid Chief Mark Lowcock had criticised G-7 plan as not serious and lacking necessary urgency. Agenda of the summit Participants of the summit seek to boost up production, distribution and delivery of the....Read More