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Coronavirus: UK pledges £500m to global vaccine-sharing scheme
The UK is to give £500m to a new global vaccine-sharing scheme designed to ensure treatments for Covid-19 are distributed fairly.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make the announcement in a speech to the United Nations general assembly.
He will call on world leaders to overcome their differences as he sets out plans to prevent future global pandemics.
He will also promise extra funding for the World Health Organization.
‘Common foe’
Mr Johnson will tell foreign counterparts at the UN that the “notion of the international community looks tattered” after the Covid-19 crisis.
He will call for states to “reach across borders and repair these ugly rifts”, as he announces a plan, developed with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The Wellcome Trust, to help stop future pandemics.
The proposals include developing a global network of “zoonotic hubs” to identify dangerous pathogens before they jump from animals to humans, as well as improving manufacturing capacity for treatments and vaccines.
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