The Covid-19 pandemic is not over and the distribution of vaccines on the planet remains "scandalously inequitable", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday in a statement marking the sad second anniversary of the outbreak of the pandemic. this global scourge.
"The most tragic toll of the pandemic has taken the health and lives of millions of people, with more than 446 million cases worldwide, more than six million confirmed deaths, and countless others struggling with a deterioration of mental health,” he noted.
“Thanks to unprecedented public health measures and the extraordinarily rapid development and deployment of vaccines, many parts of the world are bringing the pandemic under control.
But it would be a big mistake to think it's over,” he warned.
“Political decisions that give priority to rich countries”
In this regard, “the distribution of vaccines remains scandalously unequal” and “our world cannot afford a two-tier recovery after Covid-19”, he argued.
“Manufacturers produce 1.5 billion doses per month, but nearly three billion people are still waiting for their first vaccine”, protested the UN chief, referring to a “failure” due to “political decisions and budgets that prioritize the health of people in rich countries over the health of people in poor countries”.
This is a "recipe for more variants, more confinements and more grief and sacrifice in each country", he believes, calling for an end "once and for all" with this “sad chapter in the history of humanity”.
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