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April 20, 2021

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Joins Fight for Vaccine Equity
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Globally, COVID-19 cases have surpassed January's peak to set a new
record high, amid a growing disparity in vaccination rates between rich
countries and the Global South. On Monday, youth climate activist Greta
Thunberg said her foundation would donate $120,000 to the U.N.'s COVAX
initiative to purchase vaccines for poorer nations.

Greta Thunberg: "It is completely unethical that high-income countries
are now vaccinating young and healthy people, if that happens at the
expense of people in risk groups and on the frontlines in low- and
middle-income countries. And this is a moral test. We talked today about
showing solidarity, and yet vaccine nationalism, it's what's running the
vaccine distribution."



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