Rich countries in Europe and America may have 1.2 billion doses of excess vaccine by the end of the

Original title: rich countries in Europe and the United States may have 1.2 billion doses of excess vaccine at the end of the year
Beijing, September 6 (Xinhua) according to the report of Lianhe zaobao.com of Singapore on the 6th, the latest analysis shows that by the end of 2021, it is estimated that as many as 1.2 billion doses of new crown vaccine will be left in the world's rich countries, and the pressure of the international community to transfer the vaccine to lower income countries will increase.
According to airfinity, a London based analysis company, after completing vaccination for about 80% of the population over the age of 12 and starting to promote the booster vaccination program, a large number of vaccines in the United States, Britain and rich countries in Europe will still be redistributable around the world.

Data figure: on August 25 local time, a 110 foot high Ferris wheel was built in Times Square in Manhattan, New York, USA. The Ferris wheel will run from August 25 to September 12. As one of the government's measures to encourage the vaccination of the new crown vaccine, 100 tourists who have been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine will be allowed to take the ferris wheel free of charge every day.
At present, about 500 million doses of vaccine in western countries can be provided to other countries, some of which have been donated. By the middle of 2022, vaccine stocks in rich countries may increase to about 2.2 billion doses, of which Pfizer vaccine is estimated to account for 45% and Modena vaccine accounts for about 25%.
An independent report earlier in 2021 pointed out that some countries purchased more than twice as many vaccines as they actually needed. The report calls on high-income countries to provide more than 2 billion doses of vaccine to poorer areas by 2022.
The group of seven (G7) and the European Union had previously promised to provide more than 1 billion doses of new crown vaccine to poorer countries, but airfinity found that less than 15% of the vaccine has been delivered so far.
Some experts believe that the slow progress of vaccine assistance may lead to the extension of the epidemic and increase the risk of stronger variants. Some activists also called on governments to be more transparent when reaching purchase agreements with vaccine manufacturers.
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown: hoarding vaccines is a moral atrocity
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on the 5th that rich countries hoarding new crown vaccines is a "moral atrocity". He pointed out that the world is in a new competition aimed at vaccinating people with the new crown vaccine as soon as possible, and Western countries are controlling the vaccine supply. Brown, now the UN special envoy, wrote in the British Sunday Mirror: "it is time to end this moral atrocity. We must act immediately."
As the highly infectious delta variant continues to rage, some countries have launched or plan to launch booster vaccination. However, the World Health Organization and EU health regulators said that at present, there is no need for countries to rush to vaccinate a third dose of vaccine.
Hansen, chief executive of airfinity, pointed out that rich countries often regard the supplementary vaccination for their nationals and the provision of vaccine assistance as an "alternative" problem, but "our data show that this is the wrong dichotomy, and you can use the two in parallel".
Hansen said that the global production of new crown vaccine is increasing steadily, and there is little possibility of interference in the supply chain. Its company predicts that by the end of 2021, the global production of new crown vaccine may exceed 12 billion doses, exceeding about 11 billion doses required to vaccinate the global population.
Hansen also pointed out that the uneven distribution of vaccines is not only a problem between the "high-income world and the low-income world", but also needs to strengthen global coordination and cooperation to facilitate countries that want to resell and donate excess vaccines.