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GENEVA, Dec 30 — The head of the World Health Organization, marking a year since the first cases of the novel coronavirus were reported by China, urged countries today to ensure that vaccines are made available to people at risk everywhere, not just in rich nations. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,...

Wednesday, 30 Dec 2020 09:53 PM MYT

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, appealed for US$4 billion to buy Covid-19 vaccines for distribution in lower and middle-income countries through the Covax vaccine facility. He also urged countries to combat conspiracy theories and attacks on science, saying “The choice is easy,” and the world can “walk the last miles of this crisis together, helping each other along the way, from sharing vaccines fairly, to offering accurate advice, compassion and care” to all who need them.

 

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