UK to host a global summit to support development of coronavirus vaccine on June 4

The United Kingdom is hosting a global summit on June 4 to encourage the international community to “come together” to support the development of a coronavirus vaccine, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab tweeted on Friday.

“Diseases have no borders, so we must come together to make sure that Gavi [The Vaccine Alliance] is fully funded and its expertise is at the heart of efforts to secure broad access to any COVID-19 vaccine,” Raab wrote.

Gavi is an international organisation that aims at bringing the public and private sectors together to enable a better access to vaccines.

In a later tweet, Raab added that the UK would also co-host the Coronavirus Global Response Summit on May 4 in coordination with its international partners, including the European Union, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Norway, and South Africa.

“The UK is playing a leading role in efforts to develop a COVID vaccine and better testing. We’re pleased to co-host the Coronavirus Global Response Summit on 4 May with our partners…to develop a vaccine together,” the British foreign secretary said.