Embed The director of WHO now says that a booster moratorium should be in force until 10% of the population in all countries is vaccinated. Israel had previously announced plans to give a third Pfizer dose to residents age 60 and up after an uptick in COVID cases. Above: Administering a booster on August 2 in Tel Aviv. Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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The director of WHO now says that a booster moratorium should be in force until 10% of the population in all countries is vaccinated. Israel had previously announced plans to give a third Pfizer dose to residents age 60 and up after an uptick in COVID cases. Above: Administering a booster on August 2 in Tel Aviv.
by Jason BeaubienAug, 04 2021
The director of WHO now says that a booster moratorium should be in force until 10% of the population in all countries is vaccinated. Israel had previously announced plans to give a third Pfizer dose to residents age 60 and up after an uptick in COVID cases. Above: Administering a booster on August 2 in Tel Aviv. Image: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, is now calling for a moratorium – for at least the next two months – on COVID booster shots. We should not accept countries that have already used most of the global supply of vaccines, using even more of it, he says, while the world s most vulnerable people remain unprotected.
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Authorities toughened social-distancing rules in Bangkok, Seoul, and parts of Vietnam as the fast-spreading delta variant of the coronavirus continues to make gains. Tokyo entered its fourth state of emergency and Sydney had a 45% spike in daily cases.
The U.S. had the most cases since mid-May as delta hit less-vaccinated parts of the nation. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease specialist, said “ideological rigidity” is stopping people from getting Covid-19 shots.
French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation today amid a surge in infections, and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today warn people to stay vigilant as he prepares to lift virtually all remaining curbs in England.
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When Netanyahu addressed parliament in his waning moments as prime minister, there were no pro forma well wishes for his successor, religious Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett, but rather a pointed warning, delivered in his U.S-accented English: “We’ll be back soon.”