In Thursday’s announcement, Dr. Mariângela Simão, WHO’s Assistant-Director General for Access to Medicines and Health Products, underlined the need for worldwide access to the vaccine. This is a very positive step towards ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Simão said. But I want to emphasize the need for an even greater global effort to achieve enough vaccine supply to meet the needs of priority populations everywhere. WHO and our partners are working night and day to evaluate other vaccines that have reached safety and efficacy standards, Simão added. We encourage even more developers to come forward for review and assessment. It’s vitally important that we secure the critical supply needed to serve all countries around the world and stem the pandemic.
Covid-19: WHO grants emergency validation to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
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La OMS avala el uso de emergencia de la vacuna de Pfizer y BioNTech
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OUTGOING chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Dr Ralph Gonsalves in his end of year statement, highlighted the resilience of Caribbean nationals in a year that has been like no other.
In the statement, Gonsalves, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, said that while the joy of camaraderie may be missed, it should serve to âremind us of the spirit that is engendered from togethernessâ.
âThat spirit of unity has been a cornerstone of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) in 2020. As the Covid-19 pandemic raged through the world this past year, our Community harnessed the intellectual and technical capacity available, and successfully managed the health aspects. This resulted in relatively low casualty figures, while containing in large measure the spread of the virus.