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The WHO has stated that rich countries, which are currently vaccinating the youngest, are doing so at the expense of the lives of vulnerable people in poor countries.
According to WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, it is surprising how little has been done to prevent a completely predictable “catastrophic moral collapse” in vaccine distribution.
“The gap between the number of vaccines used in rich countries and more [Jungtinių Tautų programą] The number of COVAX vaccines that are used grows day by day and every day is more grotesque, “he said.
The COVAX program supplies COVID-19 vaccines to the poorest countries.
“Countries that are now vaccinating younger, healthier people at low risk of contracting the disease are doing so at the expense of the lives of health workers, the elderly and other vulnerable groups in other countries,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes at a press conference.
“The uneven distribution of vaccines is not just a moral insult. It is also condemned economically and epidemiologically, “he said.
“Some countries are in a hurry to vaccinate their entire population, while others have nothing,” said the WHO chief.
According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, rich countries can buy some kind of peace in the short term, but their perceived security is deceptive.
According to him, the more widespread the virus, the more likely it is to develop strains, and the more new strains, the more likely it is that the vaccine will not work.
“As long as the virus continues to circulate everywhere, people will continue to die, trade and travel will be disrupted and economic recovery will be further delayed,” he said.
In the framework of the vaccine exchange program, COVAX has already distributed more than 31 million euros. vaccine doses in 57 countries.
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