"I would like to thank President Biden and all the organizers for hosting this important meeting.
The development of effective vaccines and the organization of successful vaccination campaigns have marked a turning point in the fight against the pandemic
. In many of our countries, we have eliminated the restrictions, reopened schools, revived the economy. We have saved lives - and returned to a normal life. But - as we all know - the pandemic is not over ".
Prime Minister Mario Draghi said this in a video message on the occasion of the second Global Covid Summit.
The twitter account of Palazzo Chigi reports it.
The video message of President Draghi on the occasion of the second #GlobalCOVIDSummit.
Here is the text of his speech: https://t.co/ts325v74TZ pic.twitter.com/THpGqh2fXH
- Palazzo_Chigi (@Palazzo_Chigi) May 12, 2022
"We are still behind our common goal of
vaccinating 70% of the population in every country by mid-2022
. The vaccination gap is narrowing, but the coverage rate in some countries remains below 10%."
So Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the Global Covid Summit.
"Italy has already contributed € 445 million to the multilateral response to the pandemic and has already committed to donating 69.7 million doses through Covax.
Today I can announce that Italy will donate an additional 31 million doses through Covax and us. we also pledge to donate 200 million euros through the ACT-Accelerator ".
"The Italian Presidency of the G20 has launched a joint Finance-Health task force, aimed at exploring a new tool to finance pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Broad consensus on an inclusive instrument is essential, with al center the WHO, to ensure its effective implementation and ample funding. Italy is strongly committed to ending this pandemic and preventing future ones. We are ready to continue working together - with urgency and determination. "
So Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the Global Covid Summit