Don’t make the mistakes you made during the H1N1 and HIV pandemics, asks Tedros Adhanom Gebreesus of rich countries.

Coronavirus – the second year

More than a year has passed since the Chinese authorities informed the WHO about the emergence of a new, rapidly spreading virus. Since then, there has hardly been a person in the world who has not heard the term Covid-19, and more and more people are mourning a family member or friend with whom the new disease ended as stocks collapsed in weeks and our entire lives. they were rewritten by the epidemic. By now, the vaccines have been completed, which in turn raises not only hope, but again many questions, while not only stopping the virus, but also threatening another mutation. You can find the details of this fight in our series of articles.

Tedros Adhanom Gebreesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), urged on Monday for a fairer distribution of the coronavirus vaccine. At the opening of the annual virtual meeting of the board of directors, Tedros cautioned:

Vaccine nationalism has brought the world to the brink of a catastrophic moral decline, and the decline will cost the lives and lives of those who live in the poorest countries.

Tedros called it unfair; quotes the CEO as BBC – that while young and healthy people are vaccinated in rich countries, those in vulnerable groups will not receive the vaccine in poorer countries. He also added that so far 49 million doses of vaccine have been administered in 49 richer countries, but meanwhile, only one of the poorest countries has received a total of 25 doses of vaccine. Which countries was Tedros referring to? BBC It does not come off the article

To distribute vaccines more fairly, the WHO has launched an international initiative called COVAX, which is scheduled to start distributing vaccines from February. However, according to Tedros, they enter into selfish deals that jeopardize the show’s success. As it was told:

This could delay COVAX shipments and create a situation that COVAX was designed to avoid, that is, waste, a chaotic market, uncoordinated action, and ongoing social and economic disruption.

The “I’m first” approach weakens and makes the world more vulnerable to this risk, Tedros said. “Such actions will ultimately only prolong the pandemic,” added the WHO director general, who urged countries not to make mistakes during the H1N1 and HIV pandemics.



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