WHO asks to vaccinate everyone before placing the third doses: pharmaceutical companies have soared up to 20%

The director of the UN agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in the usual report on Covid-19 in Geneva: “We need to change things urgently: from a majority of vaccines that go in rich countries to a majority that go in poor countries.”

In this scenario and given the progress of the spread of new strains such as the Delta Variant of SARS-CoV-2, the Director-General of the WHO asked “vaccine producers to prioritize Covax”, the plan launched by the Organization for an equitable distribution of doses.

In this way, Covax may make advance purchases from vaccine manufacturers based on overall country demand, using the funding provided by the World Bank and other banks multilateral.

Information on available vaccines, quantities available and future delivery schedules is available to participating developing countries, enabling them to reserve doses in advance and to develop and implement contingency plans more effectively. vaccination.

“We call on all who have influence – Olympic athletes, investors, businessmen, religious leaders and everyone in their own families and communities – to support our call for a moratorium on reinforcements until the end of September. . “, insists Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Katherine O’Brien, WHO Director of Immunizations and Vaccines, concluded by saying that “we need to focus on the first and second doses for those most vulnerable, most at risk of serious illness and death” .