Vaccine Inequity

• G20 nations must share more COVID-19 vaccines with world, activists say

  Activists gathered in Rome on Friday ahead of the G20 leaders summit to ask for leaders to share more COVID-19 vaccines with the world.

  World

  Oct 29, 2021
  
• COVID-19 vaccine inequity now top of mind at United Nations meeting

  Angola president João Lourenço said it was ``shocking to see the disparity between some nations and others with respect to availability of vaccines.''

  World

  Sep 23, 2021
  
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• Low COVID-19 vaccine uptake in vulnerable Ottawa neighbourhoods blamed on barriers

  Ottawa Public Health released data Wednesday showing that many of the communities hardest hit by COVID-19 are also experiencing the lowest rates of vaccination.

  Health

  Aug 11, 2021
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• ‘The world is watching us’: Pressure mounts for Canada to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines

  Canada has ordered the most COVID-19 vaccines per capita to date, with over 400 million doses secured.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2021
• Canada boosts COVAX pledge to $440M, but no word on sharing of excess vaccines

  COVAX said last week it needed another $2 billion pledged by today to secure enough vaccines to vaccinate almost one-third of people living in low and middle-income countries.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2021
• Greta Thunberg takes swipe at vaccine nationalism, says leaders need to ‘step up’

  "The only morally right thing to do is to prioritize the people who are most vulnerable, whether they live in a high income or a low-income country."

  World

  Apr 19, 2021