One billion of those doses will be purchased for low- and middle-income countries, according to WHO.
This new goal is part of WHO's Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator program, which launched in April to bring together governments, health groups, scientists, businesses and philanthropists to support efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic.WHO chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said during Friday's briefing that"the only way to prevent further spread and transmission" of the coronavirus would be to have an effective and safe vaccine.
"Obviously this virus has affected all countries and all populations and therefore a vaccine — ideally and from an ethical standpoint — should also be available across the world," Swaminathan said, adding that only a small proportion of the world's population has developed natural immunity to COVID-19.
"The principle of equitable access is a simple thing to say, but a complicated thing to implement. It requires active collaboration between governments, industry, health organizations, civil society organizations and communities," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during Friday's briefing."Vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics are vital tools — but to be truly effective, they must be administered with another essential ingredient, which is solidarity.
According to WHO, the ACT-Accelerator initiative's plans to deliver tests, therapeutics and a vaccine all over the world are estimated to cost about $31.3 billion in funding, of which $3.4 billion has so far been pledged.
Have you really learned nothing from the Dengvaxia scandal ?
may nalaman ako na sa uk daw hindi umeffective ang coronavirus vaccine, sana etong 2021 vaccine eh maayos
That should reduced population
Wow! That means 1year and almost 7 months pala kami maghihintay
the most important part? You need to actually get a vaccine first
Made in china
we don't want them
Yun na nga ang timeline ng WHO, 18 mons to 2 yrs, sisirain muna nila ang pamumuhay natin, dahil tuloy ang testing para dadami ang positives....
There’s 7.8 billion people in the world. Only 2 billion will get the vaccine first in the first year. I hope the Philippines will on the list of countries that will get the vaccine first but that just be wishful thinking. 🤣
Lord give us a safe vaccine....guide all the makers of this....
Eto yung hinihintay no Rodrigo e sa 2021 pa pala 👊🏼🤡
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