WHO chief decries ‘shocking’ vaccine imbalance

Home World WHO chief decries ‘shocking’ vaccine imbalance 10-04-2021 10:37 AM Ammon News - The head of the World Health Organization said that over 87 per cent of the more than 700 million doses of coronavirus vaccine that have been administered worldwide have been given in wealthier countries. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that on average, one in four people in rich countries has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, compared to only one in 500 people in low-income countries. "There remains a shocking imbalance in the global distribution of vaccines," Tedros said during a media briefing Friday. He called COVAX, the U.N.-backed initiative to distribute vaccines fairly, "a strong mechanism that can deliver vaccines faster and more efficiently than any other mechanism." He noted that COVAX so far has delivered about 38 million doses worldwide, or enough to cover about 0.25% of the global population. Tedros criticized countries that plan to donate vaccines directly to other nations instead of going through COVAX.

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WHO chief decries ‘shocking’ vaccine imbalance

10-04-2021 10:37 AM

Ammon News - The head of the World Health Organization said that over 87 per cent of the more than 700 million doses of coronavirus vaccine that have been administered worldwide have been given in wealthier countries.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that on average, one in four people in rich countries has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, compared to only one in 500 people in low-income countries.

"There remains a shocking imbalance in the global distribution of vaccines," Tedros said during a media briefing Friday.

He called COVAX, the U.N.-backed initiative to distribute vaccines fairly, "a strong mechanism that can deliver vaccines faster and more efficiently than any other mechanism." He noted that COVAX so far has delivered about 38 million doses worldwide, or enough to cover about 0.25% of the global population.

Tedros criticized countries that plan to donate vaccines directly to other nations instead of going through COVAX.

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