600 million euros for vaccination programs

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The German government will continue to support the international vaccination alliance Gavi for the next five years with funds amounting to 600 million euros. Other countries are following suit.

Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) said this on Thursday by video message at a global donor conference that was broadcast online. In addition, Germany has already committed to investments of 100 million euros to contain the coronavirus pandemic. As soon as a vaccine is available, the conditions must be created to start a global vaccination campaign, said Merkel.

Objective: to protect children from disease

The Geneva-based Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) was founded in 2000 and has since helped vaccinate more than 760 million children in the world's poorest countries. The aim of the alliance of public and private donors is to vaccinate more children and thus protect them from life-threatening diseases. Find out here how a vaccination can protect our immune system.

300 million vaccinations

Overall, the Gavi Alliance is hoping for commitments equivalent to around 6.6 billion euros for vaccination programs in the world's poorest countries. 300 million children are to be vaccinated against diseases such as polio, typhus and measles with the help of the money by 2025.

"Vaccinations are a human right"

According to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the conference is being hosted by Great Britain, the largest Gavi donor with a commitment of 1.65 billion pounds (around 1.85 billion euros). EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also pledged 300 million euros. "Vaccinations are a universal human right," said the head of the commission, also via video message.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced in a video message that he would double the French contribution to 500 million euros and provide an additional 100 million euros as soon as a vaccine against Covid-19 is available. (hh / dpa)

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