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The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on day 4 that it should not approve the launch of the new vaccine against coronavirus infection (Corona 19) if the safety and efficacy of the vaccine is not proven in local time. Even if the Corona 19 vaccine is developed, widespread vaccination is expected to be difficult until the middle of next year. Additionally, he repeatedly urged us to join COVAX (COVAX), a global partner in operation for vaccine development and fair procurement and distribution.
“WHO will not support effective and unsafe vaccines,” WHO Secretary-General Thewardros Adhanom Gobrersusus said during a regular video press conference that evening. Sumya Swaminatan, the WHO chief scientist, also noted that “vaccines should not be deployed in large numbers until the proliferation of regulatory authorities, governments and WHO have met minimum safety standards.”
The WHO said the vaccine would have to go through clinical trials up to phase 3 and that thousands of people would participate, Reuters said. Consequently, the WHO predicted that even if the Corona 19 vaccine is developed, widespread contact will be difficult until the middle of next year. Earlier, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said at a briefing at the United Nations office in Geneva that day, “strict monitoring of the efficacy and safety of the vaccine is necessary.”
Secretary General Thewardross said 170 countries have participated in the COVAX facility, an international project for the joint purchasing and distribution of vaccines. Among them, 78 high-income countries expressed their appreciation to the executive committees of Germany, Japan, Norway and the European Union (EU), which joined KOVAX last week. “Vaccine nationalism will prolong the pandemic (a global infectious disease pandemic),” he said. “The use of vaccines as a global public good is in the national interests of all countries.”
“In a connected world, if people in low- and middle-income countries are not vaccinated, the virus will continue to kill and the global economic recovery will be delayed,” he said. “It is an absolute priority, and it is important not only morally and for public health, but also economically.” Meanwhile, the United States announced earlier this month that it would not participate in COVAX. The US administration of Donald Trump declared its withdrawal from the WHO in July due to its poor response to Corona 19 and China’s bias.
Reporter Geum-ju Cheon [email protected]
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