MADRID. (EUROPA PRESS) – The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has insisted that the coronavirus pandemic “is not over” and has recalled that vaccination is the “most effective” measure to protect yourself from serious illness or even death.
At a press conference, Tedros commented that, despite the fact that cases and deaths from Covid-19 continue to decline worldwide, there is an increase in infections in the Americas and Africa, stressing that the South African scientists who identified Omicron at the end of last year they have now reported two more sub-variants of Omicron, BA.4 and BA.5, responsible for the increase in cases in South Africa.
“It is too early to know whether these new subvariants may cause more severe disease than other Omicron subvariants, but early data suggest that vaccination continues to protect against severe disease and death,” said UN agency director-general United.
That said, Tedros has asserted that vaccinating at least 70 percent of the population in all countries, including 100 percent of the highest-risk groups, remains the best way to save lives, protect health systems and minimize risks. long-term Covid-19 cases.
However, he has warned that a combination of a lack of political commitment, operational capacity issues, financial constraints and doubts due to misinformation and misinformation are “limiting” the demand for coronavirus vaccines. “We urge all countries to address these bottlenecks to provide protection to their populations,” she said, calling on countries to continue sequencing the virus and facilitating access to treatments.
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