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Boris Johnson has announced that he will open the global vaccine summit hosted by the UK on June 4. Health experts have warned that if coronavirus is left to spread in developing countries, that could lead to future waves of infection coming back into the UK. The Prime Minister emphasised the importance of world unity in a search for a vaccine that could have a big impact on the pandemic.

He told the daily briefing: “While our amazing NHS has been there for everyone in this country who needs it, many developing countries have healthcare systems which are ill-prepared to manage with the pandemic.

“To ensure that the world’s poorest countries have the support they need to slow the spread of the virus, tomorrow I will open the global vaccine summit (aka Gavi Replenishment).

“We’ll bring together 50 countries and leading figures like Bill Gates to raise at least $7.4 billion for the vaccine alliance.

“Over the next five years, with the UK’s support as Gavi’s biggest donor, this vaccine alliance aims to immunise a further 300 million children in the poorest countries against deadly diseases like polio, typhoid and measles, again saving millions of lives.”

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