Russian President Vldimir Putin called for an “online high-level conference shortly” of any and all countries interested in cooperating on getting vaccines to everyone. And second, an in-person G5 conference as soon as possible, epidemiologically, to deal with the breakdown of nuclear weapon controls.
“We’ve all faced a fundamentally new challenge — the coronavirus pandemic. The disease directly affected millions of people, claimed the most precious thing — hundreds of thousands of human lives. Quarantines, the closure of borders, creation of numerous problems for citizens of almost all countries — all these things are the reality today.” He called for free vaccines for all, saying it is a top priority for the whole of humankind. WHO has a central coordinating role.
