UNICEF‘s Give the World a Shot campaign: Australians urged to help deliver vaccine supplies to low-income countries
Erica Packer, the ex-wife of billionaire casino mogul James Packer, has made a rare appearance to speak out about Covid jabs.
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Erica Packer, the ex-wife of billionaire businessman James Packer, has joined other celebrities urging Australians to help boost Covid-19 vaccine supplies.
As part of UNICEF Australia’s “Give the World a Shot” campaign, Ms Packer called for donations in a bid to help the organisation deliver more than three billion Covid jabs to countries in need.
The organisation is also hoping to raise funds for their global rollout and provide 5.6 million tests and 5.5 million treatments around the world.
And while 80 per cent of Australians have been double-jabbed, less than three per cent of people in some low income countries have received their first dose.
“In low-income countries, just 2.3 per cent of people have received a Covid vaccine,” Ms Packer said in the video. “That’s just not fair.”
About half of the world’s population has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. But more than 50 countries have vaccinated less than 25 per cent of their populations.
In countries like Yemen, only one per cent of adults have had their shot, while less than one per cent have been vaccinated in Uganda and 1.2 per cent in Papua New Guinea.
Other Australian identities calling for action include former MasterChef Adam Liaw, Dr Susan Carland, the wife of Waleed Aly, model and author Tara Moss and TV host Carrie Bickmore.
“UNICEF are delivering billions of vaccines to the most remote villages on earth,” Bickmore said.
Dr Carland added: “Let’s give the world a shot … because we’re only all safe, when everyone is safe.”
The UNICEF Australia campaign has already raised more than $1.3 million, which will cover Covid-19 vaccines, urgent medical supplies and oxygen around the world.
A donation of $5 to vaccinaid.org.au covers the cost to fully vaccinate one person.
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