Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a press convention with the video convention technique on the headquarters of the World Well being Group (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Emphasizing that they’re dealing with an pressing financing hole of $4.3 billion to provide vaccines to the countries that want it most, Ghebreyesus informed the worldwide group and donors, “Securing vaccines, saving lives and shortly enhancing the worldwide financial system” known as for their help.
“WE GUARANTEED 1 BILLION DOSES OF VACCINE”
Ghebreyesus said that 189 countries and economies have participated within the Kovid-19 Vaccines World Entry Program (COVAX), which is carried out below the coordination of WHO, and said that they’ve secured 1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccine for low and middle-income countries from three vaccine candidates throughout the scope of this system.
Ghebreyesus, who didn’t title the vaccine candidates, said that they’re in talks with totally different vaccine producers for the availability of extra coronavirus vaccines.
Ghebreyesus expressed his satisfaction with the speedy finish of coronavirus vaccine research.
“LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL BECOME BRIGHTER”
“The sunshine on the finish of the tunnel is getting brighter, however we have now to face some challenges to make the sunshine actually vibrant.” Ghebreyesus identified that the quantity of weekly deaths has elevated by 60 p.c worldwide as a result of epidemic within the final 6 weeks.
Ghebreyesus famous that almost all of the instances and deaths occurred in Europe and America.
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