“We are ready to triple our efforts in donating vaccine doses. By the end of the year we will donate 45 million doses to the poorest countries ». Thus Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaking at the ‘Global Covid-19 Summit’, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. On the occasion of the Global Health Summit in Rome Draghi announced the donation by Italy of 15 million doses.
“More efforts are needed for global vaccination, there are still too many inequalities in the world,” added the prime minister, who announced: the Italian government will welcome the EU-US agenda for vaccinations. The reference is to the joint announcement this afternoon by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and White House number one Joe Biden. The goal is to achieve a global vaccination rate of 70% by 2022.
“Global cooperation is essential to allow this pandemic emergency to end and to prevent health emergencies”, continued Draghi, recalling that “in the world 2.5 billion people are vaccinated and one billion are partially vaccinated (with one dose, ed. ) “. The G20 to be held in Rome at the end of October, the premier concluded, “will also work to overcome inequalities in the distribution of vaccines“. “As the presidency of the G20 we want to establish the ‘Global Health and Finance Board” which will enhance global cooperation in governance and financing for pandemic response and prevention “