PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the decision by world leaders of the major industrial nations to pledge one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poor countries as a “big step towards vaccinating the entire world.”
This comes after G7 leaders pledged to supply the vaccines to poor countries either directly or through the World Health Organization’s Covax scheme – including 100 million from the United Kingdom (UK).
Addressing the media at the conclusion of the G7 Summit held at the weekend in the United Kingdom, Ramaphosa said vaccine nationalism must come to an end.
“Vaccine nationalism should come to an end. We are pleased that the G7 countries have committed to support less developed nations in the form of making vaccines available to the African continent,” said Ramaphosa.
“We also had support from the developed countries that poor countries should start manufacturing vaccines in the form of licensing.”
The National Institute
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