Ireland is showing the one of the greatest and humanitarian approaches during the pandemic by donating more than one million Covid vaccines to poorer countries in the world. The ‘Get a Vaccine, Give a Vaccine’ campaign, which started early in this summer has now raised more than 2.5 million dollars to purchase vaccines and to send them to countries where vaccination roll out is under strain due to poor economy. The campaign asked people to get vaccinated meanwhile donating an amount to purchase one dose of vaccine for people in poor countries. The campaign was organized by UNICEF Ireland.
“We have been simply blown away by the incredible gratitude and solidarity for others that people in Ireland have shown.” Responded Peter Power, the executive director of UNICEF Ireland.
“We all know that nobody is safe until everyone is safe, and that no child is safe, until everyone they rely on is safe,” he added.
The wealthiest countries in the world are far ahead of poorer nations in terms of vaccine roll out. There are some countries where even 5% of citizens couldn’t avail Covid vaccines. Many health organisations including WHO had earlier expressed concerns over vaccine inequality between nations. The initiative by UNICEF is supported by global COVAX programme. The programme has delivered over 175 million doses to 138 countries since March.
The one million vaccines donated by Irish people will be given to most vulnerable and populations across the globe, UNICEF Ireland tweeted.