New Delhi: Union well being minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Friday (June 4, 2021) expressed India’s concern over the idea of vaccine passport at a G7 plus ministerial session.
Dr. Vardhan conveyed India’s sturdy opposition to the idea and stated that it’s nonetheless immature to implement such a transfer, stating that the COVID-19 vaccine protection of growing nations is lower than the developed nations.
“At this stage of the pandemic, it is pertinent to also discuss India’s concern over the idea of a vaccine passport. Considering the fact of the lower levels of vaccination of the population in developing countries in contrast to the developed countries and given the still-unaddressed issues related to equitable and affordable access, supply and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, India would propose that the implementation of a vaccine passport will be hugely discriminatory and disadvantageous to the developing countries,” the well being minister stated.
“India would suggest that the same should be implemented duly taking into consideration emerging evidence of the efficacy of vaccines and under the over-arching coordination by WHO duly attending to the anomaly of access and affordability as it exists today,” the well being minister added.
Dr Vardhan took it to his Twitter account to specific his gratitude for getting a possibility to handle the well being ministers assembly through video convention at this 12 months’s G7 Summit.
To ship on the SDG mantra of ‘Leave No One Behind’, we should act, transfer & develop collectively in the direction of a more healthy future!
Called for heightened world collaborations at G7 Health Ministers Meeting whereas representing India, invited as visitor nation at @G7 summit this 12 months. pic.twitter.com/7GA8rRo8DD
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) June 4, 2021
“Expressed India’s concern & strong opposition to ‘Vaccine Passport’ at this juncture of the #pandemic. With vaccine coverage as a % of the population in developing countries still low compared to developed countries, such an initiative could prove to be highly discriminatory,” the well being minister tweeted.
The Group of Seven is an intergovernmental organisation comprising Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.
