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WHO chief urges unity over 'vaccine nationalism'

WHO's chief said nations must band together and stop competing over access to future supplies of a potential vaccine if they want to beat the pandemic.

A photo illustration of global vaccine efforts
A photo illustration of global vaccine efforts (AN/Jernej Furman)

GENEVA (AN) — Nations must pull together and stop competing over access to a potential COVID-19 vaccine if they want to beat the pandemic, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.

Tedros called a virtual news briefing to denounce what he calls "vaccine nationalism" — a race among major powers to be the first to develop and distribute a coronavirus vaccine. He urged all nations to join the COVAX Facility, a multilateral effort to accelerate the development and production of COVID-19 vaccines and to guarantee all nations will have fair and equitable access.

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