In March last year, a resident of Zomba, Malawi, was vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Germany has already received enough coronavirus vaccines-in other places, going back and forth is not enough. Gerd Müller emphasized that the already committed 30 million cans that Berlin wants to sell must be further increased.
SecondDevelopment minister Ged Muller Call for more coronavirus vaccines to be provided to developing countries. “Allocating excessive vaccination doses is the fastest way to advance the global vaccination campaign,” the CSU politician told the Funke Media Group newspaper.
Mueller recalls the promise Federal governmentProvide at least 30 million doses of vaccine to poorer countries by the end of the year. “We should gradually increase this number because there are now enough vaccines available in Germany,” he said.
Sanitation Committee Jens Spann (CDU) has announced in mid-July that in addition to the 30 million doses already announced, Germany will provide other vaccines to other countries.
Extreme differences in access to vaccines
Mueller said that in some countries, the per capita vaccination dose is as high as eight doses. “You can give up part of it without any problem, so that all developing countries can get the vaccine.” He warned that the world cannot be divided into countries that can quickly, economically recover, and have high vaccination rates, and countries that are still vulnerable to infection. Virus.
So far, less than 2% of people in Africa have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
