WHO announced the need to vaccinate 70% of the world's population

“Perhaps about 70%,” RIA Novosti quotes her answer to the question of what percentage of the population should be vaccinated for the COVID-19 pandemic to end.

Swaminathan added that the vaccine must meet all necessary WHO standards for safety and efficacy.

Earlier, the head of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called the reports of the results of trials of the vaccine against the coronavirus Pfizer and BioNTech encouraging.

On November 9, Pfizer and BioNTech announced a successful Phase III clinical trial of their vaccine. According to research results, it has shown a 90% effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 infection.