"Developing-nation delegates to the key UN climate conference in Scotland have been promised access to a COVID-19 vaccine, but with only two months to go, time is running short"
"KUALA LUMPUR/BARCELONA - Britain is moving too slowly to vaccinate developing-country delegates hoping to travel to November's key U.N. climate talks, activists said, raising concerns they will not be able to afford expensive and putting their participation at risk.
The British government, which is hosting the event, has offered to vaccinate attendees who cannot otherwise get inoculated against COVID-19 ahead of the crucial COP26 climate conference, due to take place from Oct. 31-Nov. 12 in Scotland.
But vaccines promised under the UK-led plan have yet to be administered, with just two months to go before COP26, climate campaign groups said.
As a result, some delegates are now considering sitting out the meeting due to the uncertainties and expected high costs."
Beh Lih Yi and Megan Rowling report for Thomson Reuters Foundation September 1, 2021.
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