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The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed this Friday that 42 countries have already started vaccination campaigns against covid-19, but warned that 36 of them are developed, so it considers it necessary to increase efforts so that immunization also arrives. poorer countries.
“There is a clear problem, as low- and middle-income countries are not yet receiving the vaccine, which can be solved through the COVAX program,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom, referring to the initiative of the organization. distribute the doses equally.
At a press conference, the WHO chief said that currently “rich countries have bought most of the supply of different vaccines” and, at the same time, are entering into bilateral agreements to buy more doses “, which could potentially increase the price of all “.
“Vaccine nationalism hurts us all,” Adhanom said, calling on countries that overbought vaccines to donate doses.
“No country is special enough to skip the line and vaccinate its entire population while others do not yet have access to doses. Do not miss the opportunity to protect the lives of the most exposed and ensure that all economies have a way to recover “, concluded the leader.
