Sharing vaccine doses with Africa is not just a moral imperative, it is an act that will protect the G7's own citizens, economies and health systems. Unicef has proposed that G7 members donate 20% of their available vaccines, which would allow one billion doses to be quickly administered to nations in need, saving thousands of African lives.
Abigail Pyne is a Columbia University research assistant and MS in bioethics student. Wilmot James is a senior research scholar at the Center for Pandemic Research, Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP), Columbia University.
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