because not only will history judge us poorly as a global community if there are major areas where we do not have effective vaccination coverage, but also it is in everyone s domestic interest to make sure that there is global vaccine equity. and, briefly, what are your predictions for 2022? it is hard to tell whether there will be new variants but are we in a better position than we were 12 months ago? we are in a much better position to have the tools to combat this pandemic. again, it depends on how we deploy it and how effectively we deploy it. the big question mark is not the science of it it is the governance. the policy and implementation of the policy going forward. coronavirus is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide. airlines cancelled more than 4,400 flights on saturday, due to surging covid cases among airline crews and ground personnel. stephanie prentice reports.
effective vaccination coverage, but also it is in everyone s domestic interest to make sure that there is global vaccine equity. and, briefly, what are your predictions for 2022? it is hard to tell whether there will be new variants but are we in a better position than we were 12 months ago? we are in a much better position to have the tools to combat this pandemic. again, it depends on how we deploy it and how effectively we deploy it. the big question mark is not the science of it it is the governance. the policy and implementation of the policy going forward. coronavirus is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide. airlines cancelled more than a400 flights on saturday, due to surging covid cases among airline crews and ground personnel. stephanie prentice reports. from last minute cancellations,
maybe there needs to be a bit more co ordination between countries in 2022 so that vaccine hoarding does not take place. obviously does not matter if 100% of one country is vaccinated if only 5% of africa is vaccinated, then it does not matter. they will bring the virus over to that country. absolutely. a more nuanced vaccination strategy if now some of the high income countries are moving towards a three dose schedule, that means that a three dose schedule should be there all around the world. especially in populations where initially inactivated vaccines were delivered. so some of these nuances need to be kept in mind because not only will history judge us poorly as a global community if there are major areas where we do not have effective vaccination coverage, but also it is in everyone s domestic interest to make sure that there is global vaccine equity. and, briefly, what are your
According to the health ministry, more than 1.6 million doses were given on Thursday (December 30), bringing the total to more than 150.93 million doses, just six weeks after the country hit the 100 million mark on November 16.
here s dr tedros, the director general of the world health organization, speaking a little earlier. blanket booster programmes are likely to prolong the pandemic rather than ending it. by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread and mutate. no country can boost its way out of the pandemic. and boosters cannot be seen as a ticket to go ahead with the planned celebrations without the need for other precautions. a well known statue commemorating tiananmen square has been removed from a university campus in hong kong. the removal of the eight metre high copper statue, created by danish sculptor jens galschiot, was ordered back in october. construction workers are said to have laboured overnight