PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Developing Countries: Coronavirus (6 January 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that developing countries have access to covid-19 vaccines.
Asked by:
David Mundell (Conservative)
Asked by:
David Mundell (Conservative)
Answer
The UK is committed to rapid equitable access to safe and effective vaccines. The UK has committed up to £548 million to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) - the international initiative to support global equitable access to vaccines. This makes the UK among the COVAX AMC's largest bilateral donors. Our commitment will support access to COVID-19 vaccines for up to 92 developing countries, by contributing to the supply of 1 billion doses in 2021, and vaccinations for up to 500 million people.
Answered by:
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
12 January 2021
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