Osinbajo wants equitable, affordable distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine should be done in an equitable and affordable manner rather than on the basis of the highest bidder.Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Saturday, said the vice-president spoke at the virtual 2020 EURAFRICA Forum with the theme, “Towards a Realistic Euro-African Partnership During and Beyond the COVID-19 Era”.The vice-president said that such an approach would effectively contain the global spread of COVID-19.The summit featured presentations from notable global leaders, including the UN Secretary-General, Mr Antonio Guterres, and the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Mr Ulisses Correia Silva among others.READ ALSO: How Osinbajo detected P&ID fraud against Nigeria ― UK JudgeThe EurAfrican Forum aims to foster stronger collaboration between Europe and Africa, and better promote a shared green and inclusive growth, among other objectives.“Europe should work closely with Africa to ensure that when a vaccine is finally deployed, it should not be on the basis of the highest bidder but rather be made available at an affordable and in an accessible manner.“This is a matter that should not be taken for granted. We saw during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, in richer parts of the world, that orders for test kits and reagents by African countries were deemed too small and tended
