WHO's Tedros urges countries and drug makers to get more vaccine to poorer countries

The COVID-19 pandemic is being perpetuated by a "scandalous inequity" invaccinedistribution, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

WHO director-generalTedrosAdhanom Ghebreyesus, addressing its annual ministerial assembly, urgedcountriesto donatevaccinedoses to the COVAX mechanism to inoculate 10 per cent of populations of allcountriesby September, and 30 per cent by year-end.

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Tedrosalso called onvaccinemanufacturers to give COVAX the first right of refusal on new volumes ofvaccines or to commit 50 per cent of their volumes to COVAX this year.