A symposium was held to think about the past and future international response to the new coronavirus, and the doctor who responded at WHO = World Health Organization said that while rapid response such as vaccine development was carried out, it did not sufficiently spread to developing countries, and emphasized the need for a mechanism to ensure fairness in the future.
The symposium was held on the 22nd during the general meeting of the Japan Medical Society.
Among them, Professor Naoko Yamamoto of the Graduate School of the International University of Health and Welfare, who was in charge of the new coronavirus response as an assistant director-general at WHO, registered the genetic information of the virus in January 2020, immediately after the infection began to spread, and the development of a vaccine began. However, it did not spread, and the vaccination rate remained low.
In addition, Professor Yamamoto said, "I would like to expect the leadership of Japan as the G1 chair country" to create a system with equitable access to vaccines and therapeutic drugs.
In addition, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who led the response as chief medical adviser to the U.S. government, said in a video message that the coronavirus cannot be eradicated or eliminated in the future, and that "the best response is to limit it to the extent that it does not disrupt society, and I believe that it can be achieved by continuing common sense infection control measures such as booster vaccinations and wearing masks similar to influenza, and ventilation."