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| Asia-Pacific leaders pledge to expand Covid vaccine manufacturing to bolster regional supplies | Asia-Pacific leaders pledge to expand Covid vaccine manufacturing to bolster regional supplies |
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| The 21-strong Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade group has agreed at virtual meeting to work to swiftly increase vaccine manufacturing to bolster supplies in the region, speeding up their inoculation programs. | The 21-strong Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade group has agreed at virtual meeting to work to swiftly increase vaccine manufacturing to bolster supplies in the region, speeding up their inoculation programs. |
| The agreement, announced via a statement on the APEC website on Friday, highlighted the importance of the need to accelerate “equitable access to safe, effective, quality-assured and affordable Covid-19 vaccines” if the region is to overcome this “health emergency.” | The agreement, announced via a statement on the APEC website on Friday, highlighted the importance of the need to accelerate “equitable access to safe, effective, quality-assured and affordable Covid-19 vaccines” if the region is to overcome this “health emergency.” |
| With the leaders of the 21-nation group warning that the pandemic “continues to have a devastating impact on our region’s people and economies,” the group pledged to support economies “for as long as necessary,” as well as “designing a sustainable recovery.” | With the leaders of the 21-nation group warning that the pandemic “continues to have a devastating impact on our region’s people and economies,” the group pledged to support economies “for as long as necessary,” as well as “designing a sustainable recovery.” |
| While several APEC countries have imposed border restrictions throughout the pandemic in order to limit the spread of the virus, the group agreed to work towards the safe resumption of cross-border travel, so long as it does not undermine government efforts to combat the virus. | While several APEC countries have imposed border restrictions throughout the pandemic in order to limit the spread of the virus, the group agreed to work towards the safe resumption of cross-border travel, so long as it does not undermine government efforts to combat the virus. |
| The group also called on the World Trade Organization to remain involved in efforts to use global trade rules to support both health and economic recovery globally, protecting “a free, open, fair, non-discriminatory, transparent and predictable trade and investment environment.” | The group also called on the World Trade Organization to remain involved in efforts to use global trade rules to support both health and economic recovery globally, protecting “a free, open, fair, non-discriminatory, transparent and predictable trade and investment environment.” |
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