WHO head estimated the number of doses of vaccines needed to inoculate 70% of the population

It will take 11 billion doses of vaccine to vaccinate 70% of the world’s population, Tedros Ghebreyesus said. According to him, the imbalance in the distribution of vaccines against coronavirus has led to a “global catastrophe”, but there is still a chance to fix everything

The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new strategy to vaccinate most of the world’s population against COVID-19 and to combat inequalities in vaccine distribution, reported during a press conference, the head of the organization Tedros Adanom Ghebreyesus.

The strategy is calculated until mid-2022. According to the plan, by the end of 2021, 40% of the world’s population should be vaccinated, by the end of the program – 70%. Achieving the ultimate goal will require 11 billion doses of vaccines, Gebreyesus said. the goal is quite achievable. The head of WHO noted that by the end of September, just over 6 billion doses had been administered worldwide. Currently, global production of COVID-19 vaccines is close to 1.5 billion doses per month, enough to vaccinate 70% of the population, provided the drugs are distributed fairly.

“Science played its part by providing us with powerful tools to save lives faster than any other outbreak in history, – said the head of the WHO. “But the concentration of these funds in the hands of several countries and companies has led to a global disaster, when the rich [страны] are protected, and the poor remain vulnerable to a deadly virus. We can still meet our goals for this year and next, but this will require a level of political action and cooperation that goes beyond what we see today. ”