UN, WHO call on countries to refuse vaccine nationalism

They invited developed countries to increase vaccine production and share them with poorer countries

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on countries to refuse vaccine nationalism, launching the Strategy to Achieve Global Covid-19 Vaccination by mid-2022, Qazet.az informs, citing UN Press Service. 

The new strategy outlines a plan for achieving WHO’s targets to vaccinate 40% of the population of every country by the end of this year and 70% by mid-2022.

They invited developed countries to increase vaccine production and share them with poorer countries.