Regarding the vaccine for the new coronavirus, WHO = World Health Organization announced that most countries in Africa will not be able to meet WHO's goal of completing at least 10% of the population by the end of this month, including developed countries. The "vaccine gap" between the two is becoming more serious.
"In the United States and EU-European Union member countries, more than half of the population has been vaccinated, but in Africa, as much as 3% of the population has been vaccinated," Moetti, Executive Secretary of the WHO Africa Regional Secretariat, said at a press conference on the 2nd. No, "he pointed out.
"Of the 54 African countries, 42, or nearly 80%, are not expected to reach the goal," he said of the WHO's goal of completing vaccinations in at least 10% of the population in every country by the end of September. He expressed serious concern.
He noted that the supply of vaccines to Africa needs to be increased and that African countries need to strengthen their vaccination regimes and plans.
Regarding the "vaccine disparity," UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that if the spread of infection in developing countries is left unchecked, the virus will continue to mutate, and the risk of affecting the world, including developed countries, will increase. We are calling for corrections on a scale.