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<\/p>\n\nMeghan Markle wants the world to be on an equal playing field when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we work together to bring vaccines to every country and continent, insist that vaccines are equitably distributed and fairly priced, and ensure that governments around the world are donating their additional vaccines to countries in need,\u201d Markle said in a speech during VAX Live on Saturday night, \u201cthen we can begin to fully rebuild. Not only to restore us to where we were before, but to go further.\u201d<\/p>\n
As co-chair of the VAX Live event with her husband, Prince Harry, Markle, 39, focused heavily on the financial inequality women \u2014 especially women of color \u2014 have faced since the COVID-19 pandemic began.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy husband and I believe it\u2019s critical that our recovery prioritizes the health, safety and success of everyone,\u201d Markle explained. \u201cParticularly women who have been disproportionately affected by this pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n
The expectant mother went on to explain that increases in gender-based violence and demand for unpaid care workers have brought the world to an \u201cinflection point\u201d for gender equality. Over five million women in the United States alone have lost their jobs, she revealed, adding that 47 million women around the globe are expected to slip into \u201cextreme poverty\u201d as the pandemic continues.<\/p>\n
Markle\u2019s speech marks her first television appearance since she and Harry\u2019s interview with Oprah in March. The speech was recorded outdoors, and the heavily pregnant Markle \u2014 just weeks from her due date \u2014 wore a coral and pink collared blouse with her long brown hair brushed over one shoulder.<\/p>\n
This is not the first time Markle or her 36-year-old husband have spoken up about the importance of vaccines. When their son, Archie, turned two years old, the parents asked fans for monetary donations to help bring vaccines to some of the most poverty stricken countries in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Meghan Markle wants the world to be on an equal playing field when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. \u201cIf we work together to bring vaccines to every country and continent, insist that vaccines are equitably distributed and fairly priced, and ensure that governments around the world are donating their additional vaccines to countries in need,\u201d …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":69378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11185],"tags":[73028,73030],"yoast_head":"\n