G7 leaders will be gathering in person in Cornwall, England, next week
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens during a press conference following a meeting inside 10 Downing Street on June 2, 2021, in London. Johnson will be hosting G7 leaders in Cornwall, England, from June 11-13.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday called for leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations to make a commitment to vaccinate the entire world against COVID-19 by the end of 2022 when they meet in Britain next week.
“Vaccinating the world by the end of next year would be the single greatest feat in medical history,” Mr. Johnson said in a statement. “I’m calling on my fellow G7 leaders to join us to end this terrible pandemic and pledge we will never allow the devastation wreaked by coronavirus to happen again.”The leaders of Germany, France, the United States, Italy, Japan, the European Union and Canada will join Mr. Johnson for the three-day summit in Cornwall, southwest England, which begins on Friday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in London for the finance ministers meeting, said it was urgent for the richest nations to promote vaccinations in poorer countries that could not afford to buy them.
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