Covid-19: G7 vaccine promises fail to meet scale of challenge, say critics

G7 leaders have committed themselves to provide one billion covid-19 vaccine doses for low and low-middle income countries over the next year, but World Health Organization campaigners said this falls far short of 11 needed. The Carbis Bay declaration signed at summit in Cornwall on 13 June also set out steps prepare better any future pandemic by improving early warning systems increasing coordinating global manufacturing capacity.1 And 100 Days Mission Respond Future Pandemic Threats report, prepared preparedness partnership formed advise G7, recommendations shorten cycle development vaccines, treatments, tests from 300 days.2 Of pledged, least …