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(Archive) WHO Director for Europe, Hans Kluge – Ritzau Scanpix / AFP / Archives
Europe must unite to accelerate the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 with the support of all laboratories, said on Friday (5) the director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe, who admitted his concern about the risk represented by the variants.
“We must prepare for other troublesome mutations in the virus, especially by further strengthening the sequencing,” Hans Kluge said in an interview with AFP.
In the European Union (EU), the rate of the population vaccinated with the first dose of the anticovid-19 immunizer is only 2.5%, although several laboratories have announced that they will increase deliveries, raising hopes that the campaign can gain momentum.
“We must unite to accelerate vaccination,” said the WHO regional director.
“Pharmaceutical companies, which normally compete with each other, must join forces to dramatically increase production capacities. That’s what we need, ”Kluge insisted.
Commenting on whether the vaccines, on the market since December, will be effective against new variants of the virus, Kluge acknowledged that “that’s the big question” and admitted that he is “concerned.”
“This is the cruel reminder that the virus is still above the human being, but it is not a new virus, it is an evolution of a virus that tries to adapt to its human host,” he emphasized.
Although the situation seems more complicated today than when the first vaccines arrived, the WHO director for Europe tried to send an optimistic note.
“I’m honest: I think the tunnel is a bit bigger than we thought in December, but this year it will be easier to handle than last year,” he said.
He reiterated calls for solidarity with countries that cannot receive the vaccine, suggesting that rich countries should quickly share their doses with poor states after vaccinating a certain percentage of their population.
“Perhaps, when the EU countries reach 20% of their population vaccination, 20% means older people, health professionals, people with comorbidities, it could be time to share vaccines,” he said.
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