Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced $732 million for the Access to COVID-19 Tools-Accelerator (ACT-A), which will help ensure global access to vaccines..“We must continue to work together and support the international response to end this pandemic everywhere and for everyone," Trudeau said.."Canada is contributing to the international pandemic response and will continue to work with partners to ensure that that we strengthen our collective ability to prevent, prepare and respond to disease outbreaks going forward.”.The announcement was made at the second virtual Global COVID-19 Summit. The summit was convened by the US and co-hosted by Germany, Indonesia, Belize, and Senegal..Attending the conference virtually, Trudeau said the issue with global vaccine uptake is no longer producing enough vaccines for developing countries, but is now "getting vaccines from tarmacs into arms, particularly for vulnerable populations and people in remote communities."."Canada is going to be there with support. We also look forward to continuing to work with all of you to ensure people have what they need to make informed decisions on vaccines," Trudeau said..The goal of ACT-A is to is helping to provide low- and middle-income countries access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccines, and personal protective equipment..Canada's funding for ACT-A includes the allocation of $220 million previously announced on April 8, 2022. Since the pandemic began, Canada has contributed more than $2 billion to the accelerator.."We might all be wishing it is, but the pandemic is not over. And as it persists, as it changes, so so does our global context. That's why we must continue to adapt our response," Trudeau said.
