{"id":153845,"date":"2021-06-02T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/canada\/?post_type=one_press&#038;p=153845"},"modified":"2023-11-08T16:17:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T16:17:09","slug":"canada-can-and-must-share-vaccines-now","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/ca\/press\/canada-can-and-must-share-vaccines-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Can and Must Share Vaccines Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><em>To reduce the grossly imbalanced distribution of vaccines globally and put an end to COVID everywhere, Canada must join other wealthy countries in donating doses through COVAX.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>For every 10 Canadians who can access a dose, start sharing 1 dose with frontline health workers and vulnerable people in lower-income countries \u2014 now, not later.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ottawa, Ontario, June 2nd, 2021 &#8211; Ahead of next week\u2019s G7 in the UK, we call on Prime Minister Trudeau to act on his government\u2019s stated commitment to share vaccines with COVAX \u2014 the global COVID vaccine distribution initiative \u2014 to help protect frontline health workers and people at high risk of dying from COVID-19 in lower income countries. Canada ordered far more than enough vaccines for our own needs, and sharing doses immediately will save lives and end the global pandemic sooner, while minimizing the impact on people in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 is still spreading in many countries and producing new variants with the potential to evade our vaccines and put us all back at risk. The pandemic will not end in Canada until it ends everywhere, and that means getting enough vaccines to every country, quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Tedros, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), is calling for higher income countries to support a massive push to vaccinate at least 10% of every country&#8217;s population by September. Canada can and must help by sharing doses in addition to the funding it has provided.<\/p>\n<p>As the global mechanism for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, COVAX has proven it works. However, COVAX is undersupplied because wealthy countries like Canada reserved more vaccine doses than needed, while the most vulnerable in lower income countries wait. Whereas over 50% of people in Canada have received their first dose, less than 1 % have received a dose in low-income countries. The crisis in India, the world\u2019s biggest vaccine producer, also led the Indian government to suspend exports, cutting off a big portion of COVAX\u2019s supply. Just 77 million doses out of an initial allocation of 237 million have been shipped by COVAX to 127 economies around the world since February, covering less than 0.5% of their populations.<\/p>\n<p>France, New Zealand, Sweden, Spain, Norway, and the United States have committed to start sharing vaccines while they continue their own roll-outs. By the end of June, Canada will have received 40\u201348 million doses, more than enough for 75% of Canadians to get a first dose and 20% to receive their second, key thresholds for re-opening plans. By August, Canada will have enough to fully vaccinate its entire population. Canada has ordered more doses per capita (more than 10) than any other country and therefore has a responsibility to share with the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For every 10 doses Canada will have received by the end of June, we can start by donating just 1 vaccine to COVAX for a frontline health worker or other vulnerable people. This would amount to at least 4 million doses shared.<\/strong> By using these doses to protect vulnerable people, Canada will slow the spread of the pandemic and future variants. After June, donations should then rapidly increase so that, by the end of the year, Canada will have donated the entirety of its expected 94 million excess doses.<\/p>\n<p>Polls show a large majority of Canadians are in favour of sharing vaccines with lower-income countries. Next week, Canada can join other world leaders at the G7 and make a substantial commitment in the name of equity. This move is also essential for ending the pandemic and is supported by a majority of Canadians: share our vaccines with other countries in need.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Signatories<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"697\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>ONE Canada<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Global Citizen Canada<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\"><em>UNICEF Canada<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><em>Results Canada<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Engineers Without Borders Canada<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Save the Children Canada<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\"><em>Grandmothers Advocacy Network<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><em>World Vision Canada<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Canadian Partnership for Women and Children\u2019s Health<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Anglican Church of Canada<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\"><em>Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><em>The Primate\u2019s World Relief and Development Fund<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Canadian Council of Imams<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">National Muslim Christian Liaison Committee<\/td>\n<td width=\"145\"><em>Canadian Multifaith Federation<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><em>Love My Neighbour<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Canadian Rohingya <\/em><em>Development Initiative<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Ontario Zoroastrian Community Foundation<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\"><em>Good Neighbour Project<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><em>Millennium Kids<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Kairos<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\"><em>Human Concern International<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><em>National Alliance for the Advancement of Pluralistic Societies<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>La Fondation Anne Sophie Musique<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Canadian Baptist Ministries<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\"><em>International Development and Relief Foundation<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><em>Union of Medical and Relief Organizations-Canada<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"170\"><em>Intriciti<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">Mennonite Central Committee Canada<\/td>\n<td width=\"145\"><em>Penny Appeal Canada<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"213\"><em> Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Notes to Editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCanada has ordered more doses per capita (more than 10) than any other country\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/launchandscalefaster.org\/COVID-19#Interactive%20tables%20and%20charts%20-%20COVID-19%20Vaccine%20Advance%20Market%20Commitments\">Duke Global Health Innovation Center<\/a>, <em>Tracking Covid-19 Vaccine Purchases Across the Globe<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tab 2.3: Number of doses procured by inhabitant<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Tedros, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), is calling for high-income countries to support a massive push to vaccinate at least 10% of every country&#8217;s population by September.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-WHO Director-General&#8217;s opening remarks at the World Health Assembly &#8211; 24 May 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/director-general\/speeches\/detail\/director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-world-health-assembly---24-may-2021\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/director-general\/speeches\/detail\/director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-world-health-assembly&#8212;24-may-2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhereas over 50% of people in Canada have received their first dose, less than 1 % have received a dose in low income countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/covid-vaccinations<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust 77 million doses out of an initial allocation of 237 million have been shipped by COVAX so far to participants, covering less than 0.5% of their populations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/supply\/covid-19-vaccine-market-dashboard\">https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/supply\/covid-19-vaccine-market-dashboard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the end of June, Canada will have received 40\u201348 million doses\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-covid-19-vaccine-tracker-canada-latest-numbers-explainer\/\">https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-covid-19-vaccine-tracker-canada-latest-numbers-explainer\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(40m is confirmed orders, 48m is expected delivery schedule)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolls show a large majority of Canadians are in favour of sharing vaccines with lower-income countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-UNICEF Canada, 21 April 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.ca\/en\/press-release\/canadians-want-see-equitable-distribution-vaccines-globally-unicef-canada-poll\">https:\/\/www.unicef.ca\/en\/press-release\/canadians-want-see-equitable-distribution-vaccines-globally-unicef-canada-poll<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 8 out of 10 Canadians agree that Canada should donate its excess doses of COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries once it\u2019s secured enough doses for all Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-A new poll commissioned by Save the Children and to be released later this week also shows a strong majority of Canadians are in favour of starting to share vaccines<\/p>\n<div class=\"buffer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To reduce the grossly imbalanced distribution of vaccines globally and put an end to COVID everywhere, Canada must join other wealthy countries in donating doses through COVAX. For every 10 Canadians who can access a dose, start sharing 1 dose with frontline health workers and vulnerable people in lower-income countries \u2014 now, not later. 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