KONTAN.CO.ID - NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) appealed on Wednesday for the world to work together toward a coronavirus vaccine, warning against any unilateral action that could prevent access for poor countries. "The reality is that there is this risk," Francesco Rocca, who heads the world's largest disaster relief network, told Reuters. "Everyone must have access to these lifesaving treatments." On Tuesday, the United States rejected language in a World Health Organization resolution that was designed to ensure poor countries can have access to medicine, arguing that it sends "the wrong message to innovators who will be essential to the solutions the whole world needs."
Red Cross aid agency warns against any move to limit vaccine access
KONTAN.CO.ID - NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) appealed on Wednesday for the world to work together toward a coronavirus vaccine, warning against any unilateral action that could prevent access for poor countries. "The reality is that there is this risk," Francesco Rocca, who heads the world's largest disaster relief network, told Reuters. "Everyone must have access to these lifesaving treatments." On Tuesday, the United States rejected language in a World Health Organization resolution that was designed to ensure poor countries can have access to medicine, arguing that it sends "the wrong message to innovators who will be essential to the solutions the whole world needs."