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‘Vaccine nationalism’ warning from the UN

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, rich countries’ preparations against coronavirus vaccine. Followed by developing or underdeveloped countries around the world. And said they wondering if they could be vaccinated.

Guterres, stating that vaccine nationalism is advancing at full speed. He said it should treated as a ‘global public good’.

A statement came from the United Nations regarding the coronavirus vaccines that will spread all over the world in a short time.

Speaking after his virtual meeting with the African Union, Guterres. Funding COVAX at the press conference to get vaccines in Africa. He said it was the only way to guarantee its implementation in other developing regions.

World Health Organization (WHO) supports global vaccine program COVAX, which aims to ensure equal distribution of vaccines. Who had called on governments to make the vaccine a product available to the public. While 189 countries participated in the program, the USA was excluded from COVAX by signing bilateral agreements.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the United Nations General Assembly meeting on Covid-19 last week. Say “the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter”.

Underlining that there are more than 2.2 million coronavirus cases in 54 countries in Africa and the deaths from Covid-19 are more than 53 thousand, Guterres. He said that African countries do not have enough funding to access the vaccine.

“It is true that we see vaccine nationalism advancing at full speed,” said the United Nations Secretary-General.

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