WHO Chief says World on brink of catastrophic moral failure on vaccines

Written by Hina Zahid Published On 2021-01-21T08:45:46+05:30 | Updated On 21 Jan 2021 8:45 AM IST

WHO Chief says World on brink of catastrophic moral failure on vaccines

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the world was on the brink of a "catastrophic moral failure" on distributing vaccines, urging countries and manufacturers to share COVID-19 doses more fairly around the world.

"Not only does this me-first approach leave the world's poorest and most vulnerable at risk, it is also self-defeating," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the opening of the body's annual Executive Board meeting.

"Ultimately these actions will only prolong the pandemic."

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Source : Reuters

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