China has joined a group of more than 60 countries at the United Nations urging wealthy states to do more to vaccinate the developing world.

Of around 2.5 billion vaccines administered worldwide, only 0.3 percent have been in low-income countries.

Meanwhile, the U.S., the UK and the European Union have secured enough doses to cover their populations many times over.

"Vaccines are powerful tools to address the pandemic, and thus should become a global public good," said Chen Xu, China's representative at the UN in Geneva, on behalf of the group of 63 nations. "We are worried by the disturbing trend of vaccine nationalism and stockpiling of vaccine doses far above their population's need."

Source | CGTN