“I am an optimist, I believe that next year we will come out of the pandemic, but of course the coronavirus will not end. And we may have to live with it. But you know, it’s like with the flu. There are flu vaccines. Every year they slightly adapt to new strains, and people get vaccinated – and that’s okay, “said Kluge.
According to him, in every country, the health care system must play a primary role so that the pandemic does not recur.
“If there is no health care and health, then there will be no economy, no security, no social peace. We need to invest in health care,” Kluge urged.
He explained that now the world needs 80-85% of its population to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
“In 35 out of 53 countries in the WHO European Region, there is a plateau in vaccination, that is, the number of people vaccinated is no longer growing,” said the head of the WHO European Office.
He added that WHO has conducted a study of population behavior patterns in order to understand who does not want to be vaccinated and for what reason.
“We found out that people are not necessarily strongly against vaccination. Rather, people have questions they want answers. For example, before a vaccine was developed for years, and this vaccine was developed very quickly, is it really safe? Yes, vaccines have passed all inspection procedures, and they are safe, “Kluge summed up.
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