Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking at a virtual conference in Geneva.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries to supply more vaccines to the global fair-access scheme Covax.
The international distribution of Covid-19 vaccines remains vastly uneven.
Since the first vaccines were approved in December, wealthier countries have bought up most of the supply.
Many are racing to vaccinate as much of their population as possible.
Speaking at a virtual conference in Geneva on Friday, the WHO s Tedros said he understood why some countries wanted to vaccinate children and adolescents, but said right now, I urge them to reconsider .
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Geneva – Wealthier nations should postpone plans to give children and teenagers coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines and instead donate supplies to low-income countries, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries to supply more vaccines to the global fair-access scheme Covax.
The international distribution of Covid vaccines remains vastly uneven.
Since the first vaccines were approved in December, wealthier countries have bought up most of the supply.
Many are racing to vaccinate as much of their population as possible.
Speaking at a virtual conference in Geneva on Friday, the WHO’s Dr Tedros said he understood why some countries wanted to vaccinate children and adolescents, but said “right now, I urge them to reconsider”.
An international effort, the Covax scheme, was set up last year to try to ensure fair access to vaccines among rich and poor nations but the global situation remains vastly uneven.
World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the world needs to help poorer nations with vaccines.
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More than 49 million vaccine doses have been delivered through Covax so far.
But a further $35bn-$45bn (NZ$49-62bn) is needed over the course of next year to ensure most adults are immunised, according to the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Vaccines are being administered across the world to try and stop the coronavirus pandemic.
An international effort, known as the Covax scheme, was set up last year to try to ensure fair access to vaccines among rich and poor nations but the global situation remains vastly uneven.
More than 49 million vaccine doses have been delivered through Covax so far.
But a further $35bn-$45bn (£25bn-£32bn) is needed over the course of next year to ensure most adults are immunised, according to the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.