The Liberal Democrats called for a parallel vaccine distribution earlier this month. Responding to Boris Johnson’s plans to donate spare vaccines to poorer countries, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Layla Moran MP, has urged the Government to change their approach.
She said: “Boris Johnson’s vague pledge to donate the UK’s spare vaccines to poorer countries does not go far enough. Liberal Democrats are clear that a parallel rollout, once the top priority groups have been given their jabs, is the only just and safe strategy.
“A trickle-down approach to global vaccine distribution risks prolonging the pandemic, giving vaccine-resistant variants a chance to mutate. We’ve seen over the past few weeks that it is almost impossible to keep these variants from around the globe out of the UK completely.
“Global problems require global solutions. The fastest way to end the pandemic is to protect people everywhere. Britain must show global leadership and commit to a parallel rollout – it is both the right and smart thing to do.”