“One big request is to really ensure“ vaccine solidarity ”, to really put an end to“ vaccine nationalism, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Thus, he answered the question, what is Guterres' global request to leaders.

“It is clear that if we follow the current path, we will not be able to vaccinate everyone at the required speed,” he added.

Guterres previously stated that the spread of COVID-19 can only be stopped if vaccines are widely available, otherwise it will return like seasonal flu.