Unicef calls on UK to give 20% of vaccines to other countries

Children ’s charity urges UK to set example and start sharing jabs with lower-income countries from JuneCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK should commit to giving 20% of its vaccines to other countries that are in urgent need of them as early as June, according to Unicef, which says the UK will still have enough to vaccinate every adult by the end of July.The children ’s charity estimates the UK will have enough spare doses this year to fully vaccinate a further 50 million people around the world, and urges the government to set an example to the G7 by starting to share them next month. Vaccinating the populations of other countries is the only way to ensure ne w coronavirus variants do not spread, it says.Continue reading...
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