Today, humanity faces a real danger due to the spread of coronavirus infection, despite the success of vaccination, said WHO Director-General Tedros Gebreyesus.
“Through the development of vaccines in record time, we have made tremendous progress. But now the world is in real danger that many of our previous successes will fail, ”said Hebreesus. The text of his speech is published on the organization’s website.
As explained by the head of the WHO, the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 is due to the fact that people stop adhering to restrictions on social contacts and distance, health care systems are inconsistent, and vaccination rates are declining worldwide.
The day before, Hebrews called for a temporary moratorium on revaccination until the end of September.
The WHO estimates that global inequalities in access to COVID-19 vaccines persist worldwide, with far fewer people fully vaccinated or receiving at least one dose in poorer countries than in rich vaccine-producing countries, and some governments have begun talking about revaccination with a third. dose. TASS