At a summit meeting held online on the night of the 8th, Prime Minister Kishida plans to contribute an additional $ 500 million to the international framework for distributing vaccines in order to spread the new corona vaccine to developing countries. I have stated.
In order to ensure that each country can secure the new corona vaccine fairly, the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, an international organization working on the spread of vaccines in developing countries, and G7 = the chair country of the seven major countries, Germany, co-sponsored 8 The "Vaccine Summit" was held online day and night.
In this, Prime Minister Kishida said, "We have a powerful tool called vaccines, but there is still a'vaccine gap'in the world. To truly overcome this infectious disease, Ensuring fair access to vaccines in every country and region of the world and'leaving no one's health'is the key. "
He also announced that he would contribute an additional $ 500 million to the COVAX Facility, an international framework for distributing vaccines, to strongly support the realization of equitable access to vaccines.
"We will provide detailed support based on needs in order to deliver vaccines to every corner of the world. We will work closely with related countries and organizations to lead international efforts to overcome the new corona. I am determined to go. "