WHO: The epidemic will last a year longer because poor countries do not have access to vaccines

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the Covid-19 epidemic will last for a year longer than it could if the poor countries of the world were given the necessary amount of vaccines.

“The pandemic crisis could easily deepen in 2022” – says Dr. Bruce Aylward, adviser to the Director-General of the World Health Organization, quoted by the BBC website on Thursday.

Africa got only 2.6 percent. All Covid-19 vaccines given so far. The vast majority of doses of anti-coronavirus preparations have been used in high- and middle-income countries.

Dr. Aylward called on rich nations to “Evaluate the commitments you made at meetings related to vaccine donations such as the G7 Summit.

Oxfam and UNAIDS have criticized the Canadian and British authorities for insuring the provision of vaccines to their communities through the Kovacs Global Vaccine Distribution Programme, which is supported by the United Nations. Data shows that Canada received nearly 1 million doses of AstraZeneca in this way, and the United Kingdom nearly 540,000 doses. Pfizer vaccine doses.

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“By paying for the Covax mechanism, both countries are technically entitled to receive vaccines via this route.” Rohit Malpani, Health Adviser, Oxfam. At the same time, he added, “such a measure is still morally unjustifiable” in the face of bilateral agreements signed by Britain and Canada to purchase vaccines for the needs of the population of these countries.

“When it became clear that providing vaccines under bilateral agreements would be sufficient for the Canadian public, we redirected doses purchased under Covax to the program for purchase by developing country governments.” Canadian International Development Minister Karina Gould explained.

Kovacs program It is expected to deliver 2 billion doses of vaccines by the end of 2021But so far 371 million doses have been donated, the BBC reports.