UNICEF’s 5 Reasons to Donate a COVID-19 Vaccine

Today starts three days from The forty-seventh summit of the Group of Seven Meetings will continue until Sunday 13 June. This year’s host country is the United Kingdom and takes place at Carbis Bay in Cornwall. The G7 includes the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and Italy. The European Union participates as a guest in all discussions. This is the first summit of the leaders of the United States, Japan and Italy since they took office.
Every year different countries are invited to participate and this year leaders from Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa will attend. The main agenda For the Summit: Vaccines and Distribution, Epidemic Recovery and Climate Action.
A few days before the summit, UNICEF with 30 celebrities and Goodwill Ambassadors, wrote an open letter for G7 countries. The letter asks them to donate their remaining vaccine doses. UNICEF also listed five reasons why it is important for these countries to donate their surplus.
to me UNICEFBy the end of May, more than 1.4 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered. However, less than one percent of the world’s vaccine supply reaches low-income countries. There are sufficient doses, stockpiled by the richest countries, that can be used to vaccinate vulnerable groups living in the poorest countries.
If the G7 and European nations donate 20 percent of their vaccine supplies for the months of June, July and August, they will still have enough to vaccinate their citizens. According to an analysis by Airfinity, they will be able to collectively donate more than 150 million doses to those in need.
Donations of COVID-19 vaccines from surplus countries are a practical solution to helping those in need through the COVAX Initiative. It’s a practical answer to ensuring that people around the world get their vaccines as quickly as possible.
The chance of a more lethal form of SAR-CoV-2 emerging increases as the virus spreads. There is always the possibility that this new alternative is immune to existing vaccines and the treatments may not work as well. While some countries are vaccinating adults, others are experiencing waves of the virus in the form of a second or third wave. That is why it is important to control the virus.
The epidemic has spread monopolized Time and energy for most health care workers. Even hospitals can’t handle the increase in cases. As the coronavirus progresses, other preventable diseases are on the rise, as people are not getting proper treatment or immunization. Even those with diseases such as cancer, HIV/AIDS and other life-altering illnesses do not get their medication. By vaccinating people in poor and low-income countries, the health system will be able to restart other services.

Via: FirstPost