At the G20 leaders meeting in Rome this weekend, the group agreed on a goal of vaccinating at least 70% of the world's population by the middle of next year, and with the world still grappling with a number of hot spots, the death toll this weekend topped 5 million.COVID-19 a major G20 topicPrior to the meeting, global health officials and other groups called on the G20 leaders, who hail from developed countries, to take decisive political and financial steps to end the pandemic.
Along with the 70% goal, the group agreed on a goal of vaccinating at least 40% of the world's population by the end of the year.In the Rome Declaration released yesterday at the end of the 2-day meeting, the group agreed to take steps to boost the global vaccine