The World Health Organization on Monday applauded the beginning of the novel coronavirus vaccination program through the global initiative COVAX and urged rich nations not to prioritize vaccinating their healthy young population over healthcare workers in other countries.
WHO Probe Under Scrutiny Over Investigators’ Ties to Chinese Regime
International critics are questioning the impartiality of a World Health Organization (WHO) team that recently conducted a fact-finding mission in Wuhan to probe the origins of the CCP virus.
The team consisted of 17 Chinese experts and 17 foreign experts from 10 countries. They began their work in the central Chinese city of Wuhan the epicenter of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus outbreak in late January before presenting their preliminary findings at a virtual press conference on Feb. 9.
However, the composition of the WHO team has come under scrutiny. In particular, some experts have relationships with the Chinese regime, raising conflict of interest issues.
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As the European Union frets over the pace of vaccine supply and attempts to ramp up the manufacture of key vaccines within the bloc, the UN has warned that more than 100 countries around the world have yet to administer a single dose.