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WHO calls for “temporary moratorium” on revaccination worldwide
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The U.S. government has said it plans to make booster (booster) shots for COVID-19 widely available starting September 20.
The World Health Organization has criticized the US intention to provide Americans with an additional dose of the coronavirus vaccine eight months after being fully vaccinated with drugs from Pfizer and Moderna. On Wednesday, August 18, reports The Guardian.
So, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called this an unfair decision and called for a “temporary moratorium” on revaccinations around the world, since low-income countries vaccinated “barely 2%” of their population.
“This is a shame for all of humanity. If we do not fight the coronavirus together, we will extend the acute stage of this pandemic for years, although it may end in a matter of months,” Gebreyesus said.
He noted that 75% of all COVID vaccines introduced in the world are in only 10 countries.
In turn, the Biden administration said that the government remains committed to both protecting Americans and distributing vaccines around the world.
“We shouldn’t have to choose between America and the world,” said US chief surgeon Vivek Murthy.
He was supported by Jeff Zientes, White House Coordinator for COVID-19 Response, who noted that the United States “has donated more doses of vaccine than the rest of the world combined.”
It is known that the third injection will be given US citizens who completed their initial vaccination with a two-dose vaccine manufactured by Moderna, Pfizer / BioNTech AG at least eight months ago.
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