Global Health Ambassador explains why Norway turned down offer to buy 700,000 doses of corona vaccine

News March 15, 2021 / By: Ann Danaiya Usher

The decision to transfer options for buying COVID19 vaccines intended for use in Norway over to developing countries was an act of solidarity, Norway’s Health Ambassador John-Arne Røttingen says to Development Today. “Saying no to these options … indicates that we are being responsible and showing solidarity both to the world and to the common EU approach,” he says.

John-Arne Røttingen Sverre Chr. Jarild.jpg — Norwegian Global Health Ambassador John-Arne Røttingen (Photo: Sverre Chr. Jarild / Norwegian Foreign Ministry)

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Global Health Ambassador explains why Norway turned down offer to buy 700,000 doses of corona vaccine

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