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WHO calls for booster shots to be suspended while poor countries face vaccine shortages


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The World Health Organisation has called for the administration of third, or booster doses, of Covid-19 vaccines to be suspended to deal with the huge inequality in global distribution. The organisation says booster shots should be halted until at least the end of September until the inequity in distribution between rich and poor countries is addressed. WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says countries that have already availed of most of the world’s supply of Covid-19 vaccines must take steps to ensure poorer nations get more doses. “I understand the concern of all governments to protect their people from the Delta […]

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Ah yes, Tedros the ineffective Director of the department of chocolate teapots. If he spent less time brown nosing around President Xi and took a proactive roll, he might get support. He and his flunkies have been useless from day one.

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The countries that have availed themselves of most of the doses to date (read USA, UK and the EU) don’t have any plans to give a third shot until after September anyway. 

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The third dose is intended for frail people who have not responded well to two doses or who were vaccinated more than 6 months ago with the less protective AstraZeneca.

Europe does not yet have enough dose to vaccinate its entire population.

Europe is the zone which exported the most vaccine in the world ... More than the USA

People in Europe do not understand why we exported so many doses when it takes weeks to have an appointment to be vaccinated for lack of enough vaccines.

 

 

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2 hours ago, vvdb.fr said:

 

Europe is the zone which exported the most vaccine in the world ... More than the USA

 

The US isn’t exporting vaccines, they are donating them. Huge difference. 

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