‘False sense of security’ around vaccines as Europe again COVID-19 epicenter – WHO

Nov 24, 2021 11:15 PM PHT

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‘False sense of security’ around vaccines as Europe again COVID-19 epicenter – WHO

People walk outside a currency exchange office, as the government discusses more stringent rules for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health pass known as a Green Pass, in Rome, Italy November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

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'No country is out of the woods," says World Health Organization director-general

Europe is once again the epicenter of the COVID-19 amid a “false sense of security” over the protection offered by vaccines, and “no country is out of
the woods”, World Health Organization director-general Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, November 24.

Tedros, addressing a news conference, voiced hopes that a consensus can be found at World Trade Organization ministerial next week for an IP waiver for pandemic vaccines, already supported by more than 100 countries.

He was also encouraged about a ‘broad consensus’ being reached on an international agreement on preventing pandemics at his agency’s separate ministerial next week. – Rappler.com