Selena Gomez and Jennifer Lopez headline vaccination concert for poorest nations

Selena Gomez and Jennifer Lopez (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Ian West/PA)

Backed by an international concert hosted by Selena Gomez and headlined by Jennifer Lopez, Global Citizen is unveiling an ambitious campaign to help medical workers in the world’s poorest countries quickly receive Covid-19 vaccines.

The anti-poverty organisation has announced the musical event – VAX Live: The Concert To Reunite The World – with the goal of enlisting corporations and philanthropists to raise 22 billion dollars (£16 billion) for global vaccinations.