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Thunberg calls vaccine inequity a 'moral test'

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined WHO in calling on rich nations to stop hoarding vaccines and start accelerating the spread of shots worldwide.

Greta Thunberg at a U.S. climate rally in Denver in October 2019
Greta Thunberg at a U.S. climate rally in Denver in October 2019 (AN/Anthony Quintano)

GENEVA (AN) — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the World Health Organization on Monday in calling on rich nations to stop hoarding vaccine stockpiles and start accelerating the spread of shots among those most in need worldwide.

The United Nations health agency in Geneva invited the 18-year-old to join a regular media briefing. Thunberg, whose August 2018 protests in front of Swedish parliament sparked the Fridays for Future “school strike for climate” movement, said by videoconference that leaders must do more to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

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