The European Union’s first G20 Health Summit took place on the 21st, during which it was announced that 100 million doses of vaccines would be donated to low- and middle-income countries, and that a digital vaccine certificate would be launched on July 1, suggesting that member states should avoid taking restrictions on vaccinators such as testing.
Central News Agency (CNA) reported that Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the G20 presidency, held the first Global Health Summit in Rome today to demonstrate multilateralism in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
European Union Executive Committee President Von der Leyen said during the meeting that this is the first G20 health summit, marking a new chapter in global health policy, with leaders committed to multilateralism and global cooperation in health, which means no ban on exports of medical supplies and an open global supply chain, coupled with expanded production capacity. If these principles are adhered to, the world will be better prepared to fight the epidemic.
The G20 meeting on vaccines emphasized the need to ensure equity and support for low- and middle-income countries, and von der Leyen noted that the European team will make a concrete contribution to this call, with the goal of donating 100 million doses of vaccine to low- and middle-income countries by the end of this year through the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX).
In addition to the large donation of vaccines to the world, the EU also has new measures internally. The Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER), composed of ambassadors from 27 EU member states, announced on July 21 that it has agreed to implement the EU digital COVID certificate, and the vaccine certificate will be used in the EU from July 1.
The digital COVID certificate will include information about the holder’s vaccination, negative test results and recovery from infection. The main purpose is to restore the free movement of people within the territory and to promote tourism.
While it is still up to each Member State to decide whether a traveler with a certificate must be isolated or tested, the EU recommends that Member States avoid imposing additional travel restrictions such as testing unless it is necessary to protect public health, and that Member States notify other Member States and the EU 48 hours in advance if they decide to impose travel restrictions.
In addition, for the EU’s efforts to mitigate the global epidemic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Angela Merkel) said at the end of the Global Health Summit, “In Germany’s case, assuming of course that the vaccines we have booked have actually been delivered, 30 million doses (of vaccine) will be donated to low- and middle-income countries by the end of this year.”
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