After the star's call comes the president's announcement.
This Sunday, Emmanuel Macron announced the sending of doses of vaccines against Covid-19 to Africa.
A statement that comes the day after a call from singer Selena Gomez asking several leaders to commit to vaccination for the most deprived.
“France has just sent the first doses for Covax.
These AstraZeneca doses are flying, as I speak to you, to West Africa, in accordance with Covax's equitable allocation mechanisms, ”said the president in a video posted on Twitter, referring to the program. Covax, an initiative guaranteeing access to vaccines for all countries in the world.
Time has come to share!
The ACT-A initiative is one year old.
Much has been accomplished, so much remains to be done.
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- Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 25, 2021
“The time has come to share.
[…] Our health is also at stake in the poorest countries ”, explains the president, one year after the launch of ACT-A, a device to accelerate access to tools to fight against Covid-19.
“Our most vulnerable populations are gradually being covered, and we will receive more and more vaccines.
We have ample means to accelerate our solidarity which involves the donation of doses, ”he explains.
"Our goal, with these donations, is to allow all countries, especially in Africa, to vaccinate their highest priority populations, starting with health personnel," added Emmanuel Macron.
Large disparities in global immunization
On Saturday, American singer Selena Gomez appealed to Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders to encourage them to commit to the redistribution of vaccines to the most deprived.
On May 8, the star will host the "Vax Live" concert, in the company of Jennifer Lopez and the Foo Fighters to raise funds intended to finance vaccination in the world.
Dear @SelenaGomez, thank you for carrying this crucial message to all leaders.
France has already started sending out its first doses of vaccine to Africa through #Covax, and it's just the beginning.
Thanks for spreading the word!
Let's stand with those who have less.
Now.
- Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 25, 2021
While most poor countries have now started to vaccinate, mainly thanks to the Covax mechanism (WHO, Gavi alliance and Cepi coalition), vaccination remains a privilege of “high income” countries as defined by the World Bank, which host 16% of humanity but concentrate 47% of the doses injected in the world.
Worldwide, 12.9 doses (first and second included) have been administered per 100 inhabitants.
But this figure hides strong disparities: 1.2 doses per 100 inhabitants in Africa, against 64 in the United States / Canada and 26 in Europe.
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Twelve countries do not yet vaccinate: seven in Africa (Tanzania, Madagascar, Burkina Faso, Chad, Burundi, Central African Republic, Eritrea), three in Oceania (Vanuatu, Samoa, Kiribati), one in Asia (North Korea) and one in the Caribbean (Haiti).
