{"id":272346,"date":"2020-10-20T01:20:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T05:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=272346"},"modified":"2020-10-20T01:20:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T05:20:51","slug":"184-countries-economies-have-joined-covax-who-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/20\/184-countries-economies-have-joined-covax-who-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"184 countries, economies have joined COVAX: WHO chief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (File Photo<\/a>: drtedros\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GENEVA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A total of 184 countries and economies have now joined COVAX, an international initiative co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to ensure effective and equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines, the WHO chief announced on Monday.<\/p>\n

“COVAX represents the largest portfolio of potential Covid-19 vaccines and the most effective way to share safe and effective vaccines equitably across the world,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a virtual press conference.<\/p>\n

“Equitably sharing vaccines is the fastest way to safeguard high-risk communities, stabilize health systems and drive a truly global economic recovery,” he added.<\/p>\n

As one of the leading countries in vaccine development, China has officially joined COVAX, a move described by a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson as an important step to uphold the concept of a shared community of health for all and to honor its commitment to turning Covid-19 vaccines into a global public good.<\/p>\n

At Monday’s virtual press conference, Tedros also mentioned “the worrying phase” that the Covid-19 pandemic has entered.<\/p>\n

With the coming of winter in the northern hemisphere and sharp acceleration in the number of new Covid-19 cases, Tedros warned that the next few months will be tough, particularly in Europe and North America.<\/p>\n

“So it’s important that all governments focus on the fundamentals that help to break the chains of transmission and save both lives and livelihoods,” Tedros said.<\/p>\n

As the world is struggling to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, countries across the globe are racing to find a vaccine. According to the website of WHO, as of Oct. 19, there were 198 Covid-19 candidate vaccines being developed worldwide, and 44 of them were in clinical trials.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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