{"id":4535,"date":"2021-04-14T07:49:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T07:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracamacheltrust.org\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2021-04-14T07:49:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T07:49:16","slug":"global-citizen-announces-vax-live-the-concert-to-reunite-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.gbstudio.co.za\/gmt\/highlight\/global-citizen-announces-vax-live-the-concert-to-reunite-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs Machel joins Global Citizen’s call for Vaccine Equity efforts and \u2018Vax Live\u2019 Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

IT URGES WEALTHY NATIONS TO PLEDGE \u2018DOLLARS FOR DOSES\u2019 TO VACCINATE 6.5M AFRICAN<\/em>
\nHEALTH WORKERS.<\/em><\/p>\n

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#VaxLive: The Concert to Reunite the World, a televised event that will call for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution for all.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged his support for Global Citizen\u2019s latest concert initiative, VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World. This global broadcast and streaming special on Saturday, 8 May, 2021 will feature top artists from around the world performing live during a large-scale vaccination drive hosted on the grounds of SoFi Stadium, to draw attention to the need to vaccinate, end COVID-19 and kick-start a global economic recovery.<\/p>\n

International advocacy organisation Global Citizen, known for its advocacy work and impactful campaigns in support of pressing social issues, is spearheading this event calling on world leaders to ensure the equitable distribution of vaccines around the world. The focus is particularly on aiding African countries, many of which are lagging behind their more affluent Western neighbours in their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.<\/p>\n

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With support from the World Health Organization (WHO), European Commission President Ursula von
\nder Leyen, Prime Minister of Italy and G20 Chair Mario Draghi, and Prime Minister of Spain Pedro
\nSanchez, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, Prime
\nMinister of Spain Pedro Sanchez, and the State of California, the special, hosted by multi-platinum
\nrecording artist, actress and producer Selena Gomez, will include a night of musical performances by
\nJennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin and H.E.R.<\/p>\n

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As the exclusive global streaming partner, YouTube will stream an extended version of VAX LIVE: The
\nConcert to Reunite the World on the Global Citizen channel for a full run-time of 90 minutes, which will
\ninclude additional performances and appearances by NCT 127 and YouTube creators Daniel El Travieso,
\nKati Morton, ShootforLove, Thembe Mahlaba and The Try Guys.<\/p>\n

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The VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World campaign includes policy partners: The World Health
\nOrganization (WHO), The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI), Gavi – The Vaccine
\nAlliance, The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, The COVID-19 Therapeutics
\nAccelerator, The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and UNITAID, and philanthropic
\npartners: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation and Allan & Gill Gray
\nPhilanthropy. The special is part of Global Citizen\u2019s Recovery Plan for the World, a year-long campaign to
\nend COVID-19 for all, end the hunger crisis, resume learning everywhere, protect the planet and
\nadvance equity for all.<\/p>\n

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The sad reality is that most African countries will not have enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to vaccinate
\nat least 60% of their populations this year, which is what is needed to achieve herd immunity and defeat
\nthe virus. As a result, up to 49-million more African people could be pushed into poverty in 2021. This is
\nwhy, as part of VAX LIVE, Global Citizen is campaigning to support the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT)
\nAccelerator initiative, including COVAX, a vaccine-sharing programme co-led by the WHO, to ensure that
\nlower-income countries can access enough COVID-19 vaccines to safeguard their citizens.<\/p>\n

Global Citizen is calling on governments, companies and philanthropists to pledge the remaining $21.1-
\nbillion the ACT-Accelerator needs to get two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, as well as tests and
\ntreatments, to countries that need them by the end of 2021. A central part of this call to democratise vaccine access is raising enough \u201cdollars-for-doses\u201d to vaccinate the more than 27-million heroic health workers \u2013 6.5-million in Africa alone \u2013 that are serving on the global frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic everyday.<\/p>\n

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SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA<\/strong> said, \u201cSouth Africa is fully behind this initiative to be
\npart of a collective effort to recover after the devastating pandemic. The \u2018Recovery Plan for the World\u2019 is
\na good opportunity to get the international community working together to drive equitable access to
\nvaccines for everyone, everywhere. Again, I urge world leaders to urgently free up excess supply for
\npoorer countries. Today, the world is facing an unprecedented health, social and economic crisis. Now is
\nthe time to act in the interests of the whole world, now is the time to become truly global citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

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United Nations Deputy Secretary-General AMINA MOHAMMED<\/strong>, said: \u201cWe will not see an end to the
\ndevastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdown to our economies without access to
\nthe people\u2019s vaccine. To get this done, it is imperative that more resources are made available, that
\nsurpluses from wealthier nations are shared immediately with frontline workers in lower income
\ncountries and that the production of vaccines is accelerated. Considerable efforts have been made by
\nthe African Union envoy and it will take even greater international coordination and closer collaboration
\nover the coming months to ensure that vaccines are made available to the world\u2019s vulnerable people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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DR. JOHN NKENGASONG, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention<\/strong>, said: “The proposed Five-Point Recovery plan, particularly the first objective of ending the pandemic, is very well
\naligned with the Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19 Outbreak adopted by the African
\nMinisters of Health at the onset of the pandemic in February 2020. The Africa Centres for Disease
\nControl and Prevention has launched several initiatives to operationalise this strategy which include the
\n\u2018Africa Against COVID-19: Saving Lives, Economies and Livelihoods\u2019 campaign, and the Partnership to
\nAccelerate COVID-19 Testing in Africa (PACT).”<\/p>\n

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Her Excellency, GRA\u00c7A MACHEL,<\/strong> said: “The COVID-19 vaccine is a human right for all. Vaccine equity is not just a public health concern, it is an issue of social justice and a matter of our collective survival. Nobody will be protected against COVID-19 until everybody is. There will be no socio-economic recovery for anyone, in any country, unless we prioritize an equal global public health response.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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One year ago, COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill. The pandemic is still raging across the globe
\nand dozens of countries are yet to receive a single dose of the vaccine. New variants of COVID-19 are
\nemerging, some of which are vaccine resistant, and it is urgent that people everywhere get access to the
\ncare and vaccines they need.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe World Health Organization is pleased to be partnering with Global Citizen in the fight against
\nCOVID-19,\u201d said DR. TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director-General<\/strong>. \u201cThroughout the
\nresponse to the pandemic, we have been grateful for the efforts and commitment shown by global
\ncitizens, health advocates and changemakers around the world to advocate for vaccine equity to protect
\nthe most vulnerable people, everywhere. WHO will continue to work closely with all nations and
\npartners to help manage potential risks and use science and data to drive a targeted global response.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Image by Hakan German from Pixabay.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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To achieve global vaccine access and confidence, VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World aims to:
\n\u25cf Increase donations of vaccine doses to low income nations, build vaccine confidence and
\npromote vaccine uptake, helping to ensure access for everyone, everywhere;
\n\u25cf Call on philanthropists and corporations to donate enough \u201cdollars-for-doses\u201d to help vaccinate
\nthe more than 27 million heroic health workers, that are on the front lines, in the poorest
\ncountries that need access to vaccines most;
\n\u25cf Call on governments, corporations and philanthropists to invest an additional $22.1 billion to get
\ntwo billion vaccine doses and other medical tools to the poorest countries;
\n\u25cf Disseminate financial commitments to regional responders supporting health, education,
\nhunger, equity and climate efforts;
\n\u25cf Encourage pharmaceutical companies to commit to selling COVID-19 vaccines at a production
\nprice \u2013 earning profits at the expense of human lives will impede progress; and
\n\u25cf Build vaccine confidence by educating and empowering audiences to get answers to their top
\nquestions about the COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n

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Executive Director for UN Women, PHUMZILE MLAMBO-NGCUKA<\/strong> added that \u201cover the past year, it has
\nbecome increasingly clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health issue but also a social issue.
\nThis crisis has exacerbated existing inequalities across all aspects of life for women, girls and their
\ncommunities.\u201d
\n\u201cThis pandemic provides us with an opportunity for radical, positive action to redress long-standing
\ninequalities in multiple areas of women\u2019s lives. In our joint pursuit to end the pandemic, we must make
\na conscious effort to centre the distribution of vaccines to women and tell more stories of building
\nresilience as part of our gender responsive interventions. We cannot fully recover without a gender-focused response to COVID-19 and I\u2019m glad to see Equity as a key focus area in the \u2018Recovery Plan for
\nthe World\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With music stars joined on stage by global development advocates and changemakers, VAX LIVE: The
\nConcert to Reunite the World will also celebrate a hopeful future as families and communities are finally
\nable to reunite after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World will be
\npre-taped at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Airing and live streaming on Saturday, 8 May, 2021 on ABC,
\nABC News Live, CBS, YouTube, iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations and the iHeartRadio App, VAX LIVE
\nwill start at 8:00 PM ET\/7:00 PM CT.<\/p>\n

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The concert will also air on FOX at 11:00 PM ET\/PT in the U.S. \u201cAs a global community, we are in a race against time and the key to coming back together is the vaccine. We need to build vaccine confidence in the U.S. and globally, and encourage people to take the vaccine as quickly as possible,\u201d said HUGH EVANS, Global Citizen Co-Founder & CEO. \u201cThere is a light at the end of this tunnel, but getting vaccines to everyone, everywhere regardless of who they are or
\nwhere they are from, is key to ensuring the end of this pandemic around the world. We must all unite to
\nget back on track to eradicating extreme poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the exclusive global streaming partner, YouTube will stream an extended version of VAX LIVE: The
\nConcert to Reunite the World on the Global Citizen channel for a full run-time of 90 minutes, which will
\ninclude additional performances and appearances by NCT 127 and YouTube creators Daniel El Travieso,
\nKati Morton, ShootforLove, Thembe Mahlaba and The Try Guys.<\/p>\n

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Global Citizen today is also launching VAX BECAUSE, to drive candid conversations about the COVID-19
\npandemic, provide people with ranging perspectives about vaccine confidence, and arm people with
\nfacts about personal health and immunization options. With the aim of ensuring that individuals,
\nfamilies and communities can make the right decisions for themselves, the campaign will live on a multimedia HUB, where visitors can both ask questions they have about the vaccine, and find fact-based information about the coronavirus epidemic. Global Citizens are encouraged to ask questions and find answers at http:\/\/VaxBecause.org.<\/p>\n

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In partnership with Declan Kelly and Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, VAX LIVE and Global Citizen\u2019s
\nRecovery Plan for the World are supported by a coalition of Global Partners including: Cisco, Citi, The
\nCoca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines, Google, Live Nation, P&G and Verizon, and Pan-African Partner
\nAccess Bank. As leaders of many of the world\u2019s top companies, co-chairs Chuck Robbins, Chairman and
\nCEO of Cisco; Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi; James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company; Ed
\nBastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines; Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation; Marc Pritchard, CBO of P&G; and
\nHans Vestberg, CEO of Verizon will work together to engage the private sector to help achieve the
\ncampaign\u2019s priority policy goals. Lorraine Twohill, CMO of Google and Mindy Grossman, CEO of WW
\nInternational are also supporting leaders of Global Citizen\u2019s Recovery Plan for the World.<\/p>\n

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VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World is executive produced by Global Citizen, the Ad Council &
\nCOVID Collaborative, YouTube Originals, iHeartMedia, Teneo and Live Nation. The VAX LIVE broadcast
\nwill be executive produced by Casey Patterson and Casey Patterson Entertainment, and Ken Ehrlich.
\nProducers of VAX LIVE, include: Michele Anthony, for Universal Music Group, Michael Rapino, CEO of
\nLive Nation, John Sykes, President, Entertainment Enterprises at iHeartMedia, Tom Poleman, Chief
\nProgramming Officer & President at iHeartMedia, Declan Kelly, CEO of Teneo, Rob Light, for CAA,
\nAmanda Silverman of The Lede Company, Shawn Sachs & Keleigh Thomas Morgan of Sunshine Sachs,
\nand Diversified Production Services (DPS).<\/p>\n

For more information about VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World, visit globalcitizen.org\/vaxlive
\nand follow @glblctzn on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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