: ‘I will not stay silent’: WHO chief seeks moratorium on Covid vaccine booster doses till end of 2021 #IndiaNEWS World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus on Wednesday called for

@newsMNC

Posted in: #IndiaNEWS

‘I will not stay silent’: WHO chief seeks moratorium on Covid vaccine booster doses till end of 2021 #IndiaNEWS
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus on Wednesday called for a moratorium on administering a third dose of Covid-19 vaccines as a booster shot till at least the end of the year.Ghebreyesus made the remarks at a media briefing on the coronavirus situation.On August 4, the global health body had called for a pause in administering booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines till at least September. Ghebreyesus had said that the move will ensure vaccination for at least 10% of the population in every country.The WHO chief on Wednesday said that there has been little change in the global situation since then. “...So today I am calling for an extension of the moratorium until at least the end of the year, to enable every country to vaccinate at least 40% of its population,â€? he said.90% of high-income countries have reached the 10% #COVID19 vaccination target; 70%+ have reached the 40% target. Not 1 low-income country has reached either target. This is why I call for a booster moratorium extension until the end of 2021.https://t.co/DGXyAJvD5i #VaccinEquity pic.twitter.com/fU8jejdR0K— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) September 8, 2021 Ghebreyesus acknowledged that the third dose of a Covid vaccine may be necessary for groups of people at the highest risk, where there is evidence of reducing immunity against severe disease...Read more

Latest stock market news Twitter alternate of India

Flash it Bury this

0 Reactions   React

Replies (0)

Login to post a comment!