Many countries are campaigning for boosting doses of Covid vaccine - an effort to keep up with the festive events - but the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that boosting dose campaigns are likely to prolong the pandemic rather than end it. .
"General reinforcement programs are likely to prolong the pandemic rather than end it by diverting supplies to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage and giving the virus more opportunities to spread and spread." had mutations, "Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, told a news conference.
Currently, about 20% of the vaccine doses in the world administered daily are given as boosters, although only half of the WHO member states have been able to vaccinate 40% of their population and almost three in four health workers in Africa is unvaccinated.
"The boosting dose can not be seen as a ticket to proceed with the planned celebrations without the need for other precautions," added Dr. Tedros.
He said supply should be sufficient to vaccinate the entire global population by the first quarter of 2022. He called on states to focus on supporting other countries in terms of vaccinating 40% of the population.
