G20 leaders pledged on Sunday 31 October in Rome to “contribute to achieving the global goals of vaccinating at least 40% of the population in all countries by the end of 2021 and 70% by mid-2022, as recommended by the WHO Global Immunisation Strategy”, according to the final communiqué.
To this end, they pledge to avoid export restrictions, to promote “the recognition of vaccines deemed safe and effective by the WHO” and to redouble efforts “to ensure the transparent, timely and...