AlexHarris

@WellcomeTrust Head of Global Policy. Advocate for change. Cyclist

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

@tkb Wallace and Gromit?

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Very much welcome the start of #dosesharing from the UK government!

https://t.co/kcbs4R8JFN

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Heartbreaking. Wasteful. Predictable. Wasting vaccines is a luxury few can afford.

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

With typical British understatement, Rory nails it

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

A great pity. The UK overseas development aid was not just a manifesto promise - it made immense difference to some of the poorest people in the world, it was vital to our international reputation, and should have been a foundation for the future of our role in the world.

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Good opportunity for someone to lead Policy & Learning @THETlinks An important organisation building partnerships that support health workers around the world

[Ben Simms @bensimms65]

I could not be more excited about recruiting to this role of Head of Policy & Learning @THETlinks. Huge shoes to fill, worn by @graeme_chisholm for many years, but a fantastic role that I feel certain will generate great interest. Do help spread the word. https://t.co/KbM9TKG3Rc

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Ugly

- 1bn doses are back loaded in 2022. Need doses in 2021
- Should be aiming to vaccinate 70% of world’s pop in next 12 months, requiring 11 billion doses, and a fully funded ACT Accelerator.
- Real lack of urgency or sense of true solidarity

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

This G7 summit was the moment for bold, historic leadership to commit the resources needed to end the Covid crisis. That opportunity has sadly been missed.

Here's the good, bad and ugly..

[G7 @G7]

G7 leaders have agreed a shared agenda for global action to #BuildBackBetter together.

Read the Carbis Bay G7 Summit Communiqué 👇
https://t.co/weGcoJlvd2

🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 🇪🇺

#G7UK

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Bad

- Gap between G7 ambitions and what the world actually needs is still huge
- 870m doses in next 12 months would vaccinate just 10.3% of the population of low-and-middle income countries
- No new financial commitments for ACT-Accelerator

[Sarah Newey @sneweyy]

The impact & success of the G7's vaccine donations rest on one big factor: timing.

"What’s important is we see a focus on getting pledges realised sooner rather than later," said a spokesman close to Covax
@alexjacobharris @yodifiji @PaulNuki @UNICEF https://t.co/zu98KT1qEi

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Its not too late for @G7 leaders to raise their sights, act boldly, make sacrifices, in order to end the pandemic faster.

Not sharing enough doses would increase the chance of a variant developing that eventually escapes vaccines and puts us all back at square one

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

What the world needs is vaccines now, not later this year.

The new US and UK commitments are a step in the right direction, but they don’t go far enough, fast enough.
https://t.co/R6wFkfDarv

[John-Arne Røttingen @jarottingen]

G7 should pay lion’s share of costs to help end the pandemic @JustinTrudeau @AngelaMerkel_DE @erna_solberg https://t.co/zmUn8h6SsU via @financialtimes

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Lets hope the events of the next few days turn this around

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

The G7's failure to act fast enough to inoculate the world against covid-19 is not just economically foolish, it is a moral failure and a diplomatic disaster, too https://t.co/LQUcLX1ubN

[Amy Cox @Amy_Cox_]

Failure of political leadership – and imagination – is holding back the Covid-19 recovery from @alexjacobharris

https://t.co/VYFQGtX0uH

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Crises can tell us a lot about ourselves. The human instinct is to fight or flight. But when societies, countries, whole regions of the world are in crisis, what then? Do we look inwards or outwards for solutions?

@wellcometrust

https://t.co/hCEDLKAriV

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Neat summary of what many (incl @wellcometrust ) have been calling for

But sad truth is we lack POLITICAL WILL to do it

Where are the enlightened, courageous leaders ⁉️

Sharing vaccines saves lives and livelihoods, and will end pandemic soonest
https://t.co/18IX1hPZyX

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Welcome news and I hope the first of many such announcements from G7 countries in coming weeks.

Would send an even more positive signal if the doses went to/through COVAX

#dosesharing

US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check https://t.co/TxT2RnQ5F1

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

Great scientific innovations are only great if they make it into the hands of everyone in need

A few thoughts from me on a new report by @wellcometrust looking at equitable access to health technologies - lessons from COVID-19

#equitableaccess

https://t.co/clx04ZRW2E

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

I missed this last week. If you did too, its worth 5 mins of your time

You cannot practice public health without engaging in politics - https://t.co/OUqgL7MFLu

[AlexHarris @alexjacobharris]

This is excellent news! @GayleSmith has been outspoken on the need for global equitable access to COVID vaccines

Gayle Smith will run Biden’s vaccine diplomacy https://t.co/2pAr0T3tvn