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G20 leaders vow unity; to boost vaccine access to fight Covid-19 pandemic

To sign 'Declaration of Rome'- guiding principles that prioritise multilateralism

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The European Union promised to invest 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to set up vaccination manufacturing hubs in Africa

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Major drugmakers and rich nation leaders faced up on Friday to the startling global imbalance in fighting Covid-19 and made big pledges to up supplies of cut-price vaccines to poorer regions.

Lavishly-funded mass inoculation campaigns are helping the West and others slash infections, but few shots have reached poorer nations where the virus is still raging, sometimes uncontrollably, drawing accusations of "vaccine apartheid".

“If we do not close this immense gap, more people will die needlessly. There are two immediate actions countries can take: share dollars and doses,” Bill Gates said.

The summit was to call for voluntary licensing and