UN chief urges G20 to prepare 'global vaccination plan'

BernamaPublished: Feb 17, 2021 11:59 PM

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday proposed that the Group of 20 (G20) sets up an emergency task force to prepare a "Global Vaccination Plan" against Covid-19, reports Xinhua news agency.

"We have come together to create the Covax facility, the one global tool to procure and deliver vaccines for low- and middle-income countries. Covax requires to be fully funded. But we must do even more. Our efforts need to be comprehensive and well-coordinated everywhere," Guterres said...

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