Mehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, last month the World Health Organization reported that just five African countries, less than 10 per cent of Africa's 54 nations, are projected to hit their 2021 target of fully vaccinating 40 per cent of their people—not 2022, 2021—unless they see efforts to accelerate the pace of vaccination take off. How many more people have to unnecessarily get sick and die from COVID in the global south before Australia backs the strong TRIPS waiver and properly funds COVAX? (Time expired)