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By Mariana Mazzucato and Jayati GhoshLONDON — Despite multiple technological breakthroughs in the fight to control COVID-19, twice as many people died from it in 2021 compared to 2020. The Omicron variant is a stark reminder that effective vaccines are merely the first step towards ending the pandemic. Until we establish a process to manufacture vaccines at scale and
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Delegates at the meeting (Photo: baoquocte.vn)Attendants at the meeting included WHO Director-General Assistant, Dr. Mariangela Simao; Dr. Giles Forte, Special Project Manager; Ms. Adriana Venazquez, WHO Senior Advisor for Health Products; Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen; Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam in the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva; and some experts of the Ministry of Health. The meeting took place after the visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to WHO. WHO Director-General Assistant, Dr. Mariangela Sima...
African Union officials estimate the COVAX global vaccine distribution scheme will deliver just 470 million doses to African countries by the end of December, less than a quarter of the 2 billion needed to deliver two shots to its entire adult population. WHO Africa regional director Matshidiso Moeti said, “At this rate, the continent may only reach the 40 percent target by the end of March 2022.”
As the more infectious and harmful variant emerges in the country, the government must be taking every step to ensure widespread access to vaccines.