The World Health Organization issues a new warning over the virulence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of cases having increased after seven consecutive weeks of decline. Michael Ryan, its director of emergency operations, considers it unrealistic to think that humanity will be rid of Covid-19 by the end of the year, even if it will be possible to reduce the number of hospitalizations and that of deaths.
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“It would be very premature and, I think, unrealistic to think that we will be done with this virus by the end of the year,” he told reporters on Monday. “But I think what we can do away with, if we’re smart, are the hospitalizations, deaths and tragedy associated with this pandemic.” According to him, the WHO is focusing on keeping the transmission of the virus low, helping to prevent the appearance of variants and reducing the number of infected people. Vaccinating frontline and most vulnerable health workers will “remove the fear and tragedy of the pandemic,” he added.
40 more days to vaccinate all caregivers around the world
WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wants vaccination of health workers to be started in every country on the planet during the first 100 days of the year – which means there are 40 days left to reach this goal . He welcomed the first vaccine injections allowed by the Covax device, Monday, in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
“It’s encouraging to see health workers in low-income countries start to be immunized, but it’s unfortunate that this comes almost three months after some of the wealthier countries have started their immunization campaigns,” he said. -he declares.
“And it is unfortunate that some countries continue to prioritize immunization of younger, healthier adults at lower risk of becoming ill in their own populations, instead of health workers and the elderly elsewhere,” he said. he added, without citing the countries concerned.
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