The Head of the WHO Believe the Covid will be Defeated by 2022 if Countries Work Together to Eliminate it.
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In a new year announcement, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu advised about “narrow nationalism and vaccine stockpiling.”
His remarks came two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) was initially informed of instances of an unknown pneumonia strain in China.
Covid cases have already reached 287 million individuals worldwide, with approximately 5.5 million deaths globally.
People all across the world are ringing in the new year, but events are reduced, since many countries choose to avoid large crowds.
Coronavirus is still a part of everyday life: a sickness that has closed borders, divided families, and made it unimaginable to leave the house without a mask in some regions.
But besides all this, Doctor Tedros ended his address on a hopeful note, stating that there are now many more options available to treat Covid-19.
However, he cautioned that unfairness in vaccination delivery was raising the likelihood of the virus mutating.
“Narrow nationalism and vaccine hoarding by certain nations have harmed equity and produced ideal circumstances for the formation of the Omicron variety, and the longer inequity persists, the greater the chance of the virus changing in ways we can’t predict,” he added.
“If we can eliminate disparity, we can eliminate the epidemic,” he concluded.
Other recent developments include:
- After reporting that the country has passed the peak of new infections, South Africa, where Omicron was originally identified, has relaxed an evening After reporting that the country has likely passed the peak of new infections. South Africa, where Omicron was originally identified, has relaxed an evening curfew.
- Christian Drosten, a German virologist, told ZDF television that he anticipates a “pretty typical” winter, citing statistics. Showing that Omicron cases are not as serious as previously Christian Drosten, a German virologist, told ZDF television that he anticipates a “pretty typical” winter. Citing statistics showing that Omicron cases are not as serious as previously thought.
- Several nations, notably the United Kingdom and Italy, recorded high numbers of cases.
- As airlines battle with crew sickness, tens of thousands of flights have been cancelled, nearly half of them in the United States.
- Israel is one of the world’s first countries to approve the fourth Covid vaccine.
Dr. Tedros also mentioned poor vaccination rates.
While the majority of the population in Europe and the Americas has gotten at least one shot, much of Africa has failed to meet a WHO target of complete immunisation rates in 40% of all countries by the end of 2021.
Dr. Tedros has previously chastised wealthy countries for “gobbling up” the global vaccine supply, vaccination a large proportion of their people while others wait for their first doses.
To stop the epidemic, the WHO has established a new goal for 2022: vaccine 70% of people in all countries by July.
