He said this during a speech at a security forum organized by the Republic of Korea.
“The global inequality in access to vaccines, combined with the fuzzy and inconsistent application of public health measures, prolong the pandemic,” the WHO press service quoted him as saying.
Gebreyesus believes this gives the coronavirus more room to move and mutate.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that some countries in need are unable to access coronavirus vaccines due to unfair competition and protectionist policies.