Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheybreysus
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September to enable at least 10% of the population of every country to be vaccinated.
Making the appeal at the WHO’s COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday, Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheybreysus said support for the moratorium from the G20 countries was vital, as they are “the biggest producers, the biggest consumers and the biggest donors of COVID-19 vaccines”.
Israel started to offer third booster shots to people over the age of 60 this week, while Germany and the UK intend to do so soon. Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand already offer boosters to fully vaccinated people.
“It’s no understatement to say that the course of the pandemic depends on the leadership of the G20 countries,” said Tedros, as he called on these countries to “make concrete commitments to support WHO’s global vaccination targets”.
Tedros called on “everyone with influence – Olympic athletes, investors, business leaders, faith leaders, and every individual in their own family and community – to support our call for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September”.
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