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WHO blasts “vaccine nationalism” in last-ditch push against hoarding – Sight Magazine
Countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to ensure supplies of a possible coronavirus vaccine are making the pandemic worse, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.
19 August 2020
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY and KAREN LEMA
Reuters
Nations that hoard possible COVID-19 vaccines while excluding others will deepen the pandemic, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday, issuing a last-ditch call for countries to join a global vaccine pact.
The WHO has a 31st August deadline for wealthier nations to join the “COVAX Global Vaccines Facility” for sharing vaccine hopefuls with developing countries. Tedros said he sent a letter to the WHO…
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