Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, July 13 (Reporter Wang Jiangang) United Nations Secretary-General Guterres stated on the 13th that to achieve global herd immunity and end the new crown epidemic, 11 billion doses of vaccine are needed for vaccinations in 70% of the world.
Guterres said at the opening ceremony of the ministerial meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council's High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development that he welcomed the international community's commitment to provide vaccines and funds, but that was not enough.
Guterres emphasized: “Everyone must be able to get the new crown vaccine, virus testing, treatment and other support.”
He said that the international cooperation initiative of "Getting a Tool Accelerator Against New Coronary Pneumonia" and the new crown vaccine implementation plan have brought hope to people, but the chances of obtaining these tools, especially the new crown vaccine, are "unequal."
Guterres pointed out: "The global (coronavirus) vaccination gap is threatening all of us, because as the virus mutates, it may become more infectious and even more deadly." The world needs a global COVID-19 vaccination plan. , In order to at least double the production of vaccines, while ensuring a fair distribution of vaccines.
Guterres called on the international community, under the leadership of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization, to provide financial support for the international cooperation initiative "Access to Accelerators for Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia", and urged countries to urgently fund a new project The need to inject $50 billion into an action plan to speed up the fair distribution of health tools and help end the new crown epidemic.