“When a pandemic strikes, we are only safe if everyone is safe,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Guterres called for an urgent Global Vaccination Plan to bring together those with the power to ensure equitable vaccine distribution — scientists, vaccine producers and those who can fund the effort.
“The only way out of this pandemic is to ensure vaccinations are available for all of us”, said Henrietta Fore, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund.
“China has officially joined COVAX and is in close communication with the WHO and other sponsors of the plan, working together to make vaccines a global public good and make them more accessible and affordable to developing countries,” said Wang Wenbin, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
