Tedros denounces vaccine inequity as COVAX sharing scheme marks first year
Covax sharing scheme
Coronavirusvaccines remain out of reach in the poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Friday, marking thefirstanniversary of theCOVAXdose-sharingfacility.
"Nearly 900 millionvaccinedoses have been administered globally, but over 81% have gone to high- or upper middle-income countries, while low-income countries have received just 0.3%," WHO director-generalTedrosAdhanom Ghebreyesus said about the ACT (Access toCOVID-19 Tools) Accelerator set up ayearago.
Tedroshas repeatedly denounced inequities invaccinedistribution and urged wealthier countries to share excess doses to help inoculate health workers in low-income countries. More than 3 million people have died in the pandemic.
COVAX, which has shipped 40.5 million doses to 118 countries so far, aims to secure 2 billion doses by the end of 2021.
On Thursday,COVAX, co-run by the GaviVaccineAlliance and WHO, said it was seeking to bolster its supplies ofvaccines for poor countries from new manufacturers as it aims to mitigate supply problems of the AstraZenecavaccinefrom India, its main shot so far.
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"Low-income countries test less than 5% as much as high-income countries, and the majority of countries still have trouble accessing sufficient oxygen and dexamethasone,"Tedrossaid. He was referring to an inexpensive steroid found to help patients suffering severeCOVID-19, the only WHO-approved treatment for the disease.
India reported the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for a second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it struggles with a health system overwhelmed by patients and plagued by accidents and lack of medical oxygen.