Covid-19: Vaccines minister says a ‘big effort’ is needed to vaccinate the world
Nadhim Zahawi on how the UK aims to distribute vaccine doses to poorer countries. …
Boris Johnson has announced that the UK will donate at least 100 million vaccine doses to other countries within the next year. The first doses will be delivered within a few weeks.
Speaking before the G7 summit, Mr Johnson said it was a “colossal number of doses.”
President Biden has promised half a billion doses of Pfizer vaccines.
Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said pharmaceutical companies are increasing production around the world.