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Voice of America: WHO says vaccine inequity ‘demonstrates disregard for the world’s poorest’

Published Oct. 31, 2021. Updated Oct. 31 at 6:39 am

Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster, wearing a face covering, visits the SSE Arena which has been converted into a temporary COVID-19 vaccination centre, in Belfast, Northern Ireland on March 29, 2021.

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The World Health Organization has written an open letter to the heads of state gathered in Rome for the G-20 meeting, urging them to increase vaccine supplies for the world’s poorest, ensure access to vaccines for all people on the move and support low- and middle-income countries in combating COVID-19 with all available means.