Venezuela blasts vaccine inequality, IMF for denying COVID-19 funds – MENAFN.COM

Venezuela blasts vaccine inequality, IMF for denying COVID-19 funds – MENAFN.COM

Guayaquil, Ecuador, (venezuelanalysis. com ) - Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez condemned the global inequality in access to vaccines and called for 'no injustices in this battle against COVID-19.' Participating in the 27th Ibero-American Summit held in Andorra on Wednesday, Rodríguez pointed out that the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the consequences of unequal distribution of vaccines . She stated that 'in high-income countries, one in four citizens is vaccinated; in middle-income countries, it is one in 500 citizens.' Rodríguez stressed that the COVID-19 pandemic had deepened long-standing global inequalities. She recalled the latest Oxfam report , which revealed that the 1, 000 biggest individual fortunes on the planet returned to their pre-pandemic levels within just nine months, whereas for the world's poorest it will take more than a decade. 'Global inequality has been evident during this pandemic,' she said, adding that 'if we, as an Ibero-American community, really want to overcome this situation, we can not do it alone.' She called on member countries to build bridges and communication spaces. The Venezuelan vice president went on to praise the 22 country representatives' shared concern about equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and flexible funding for economic recovery. In