The World Health Organisation chief said on December 4 that he would be happy to have a coronavirus vaccine to help promote public confidence to help public confidence.
Several prominent leaders took the initiative to get an approved vaccine on camera. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed news that US president- elect Joe Biden, and former presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton have said they will volunteer to get an approved vaccine on camera.
“It’s a good idea… I think it’s very good that they already have shown their commitment. They can influence,” he told reporters.
“They are influencers.”
Asked if he would do the likewise, Tedros said: “I would be happy to do the same thing. I would be happy to do it.”
He stressed though that he would not want to jump the line and receive a jab needed by someone else, underlining the WHO’s call for vaccines to be distributed equitably.
“I need to make sure it’s my turn. I don’t want to take anybody’s vaccine,” he said.
Meanwhile the WHO Director General warned governments and citizens not to drop their guard over the COVID pandemic now a vaccination was close.
Britain approved Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine on December 2, raising hopes that the tide could soon turn against a virus that has killed nearly 1.5 million people globally, hammered the world economy and turned over normal life for billions.
“Progress on vaccines gives us all a lift and we can now start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. However, WHO is concerned that there is a growing perception that the COVID-19 pandemic is over,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a Geneva news conference.
Tedros said the pandemic still had a long way to run and that decisions made by citizens and governments would determine its course in the short run and when the pandemic would ultimately end.
Joseph Maliakan Seven months of January to July 2025 , witnessed an unprecedented 334 incidents…
Muscat : Set to take place in Muscat this October, the 2025 edition of the…
Dubai: ADNOC Gas has entered into a 10-year agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
Joseph Maliakan In a great relief to political, social and human rights activists in the…
By Joseph MaiakanThe Enforcement Directorate ( ED ) the long arm of the Modi government…
Muscat: The Indian School Al Seeb (ISAS) community is deeply saddened by the passing of…
This website uses cookies.