The Bishops of the Church of England are backing calls for the leaders of the world\u2019s richest countries to halt the \u201choarding\u201d of COVID-19 vaccines while billions of people around the world have yet to be jabbed.<\/p>\n
Members of the College of Bishops, which is meeting in Oxford, voted unanimously to endorse a statement by two Anglican Communion bodies<\/a> which demands an emergency meeting of the G7 to commit to vaccine equity.<\/p>\n It warns that potentially millions of vaccines stockpiled by wealthy countries could go to waste after passing their effective \u201cuse by\u201d date rather than be shared with those in urgent need.<\/p>\n Earlier this year G7 leaders meeting in Cornwall promised to donate more than one billion doses of vaccine but it is estimated that less than 15 per cent of these have so far materialised.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bishops join calls for emergency G7 meeting to tackle vaccine \u2018hoarding\u2019 | The Church of England https:\/\/t.co\/Zbf2EN5ZBG<\/a><\/p>\n — Church of England in Parliament (@churchstate) September 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n