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G7 agree to increase vaccine sharing funds

Just 10 countries have administered 75% of all vaccinations worldwide

The G7, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States have agreed to increase funds for Covax - the vaccine sharing iniative - to $7.5 billion.We hear what Dr Mohga Kamal-Yanni of the People’s Vaccine Alliance, makes of this pledge. Plus, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that the ride-hailing app Uber must classify its drivers as workers and not as self-employed. We hear from an Uber driver, a union representative and an employment lawyer. And as President Biden takes the US back into the Paris Climate Agreement process, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Mike Johnson looks at the future of the US energy sector.

All this and more discussed with our guest throughout the show. Peter Ryan, the ABC's Senior Business Correspondent in Sydney.

(Picture: the coronavirus vaccine in a syringe. Credit: Getty Images.)

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Sat 20 Feb 2021 01:06GMT

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