The head of the World Health Organization on Monday welcomed “encouraging” news about the Covid-19 vaccine, but expressed concern about the prevalence of cases in several countries, arguing that self-satisfaction was not an option.
“We continue to receive promising news about the COVID-19 vaccine and look forward to the possibility that new devices will start rolling out in the coming months,” WHO chief Tedros Adholm Ghebayeus said in a virtual press conference. said in.
But he said, “This is not a time for self-gratification.”
His remarks came in the form of global expectations for overcoming the coronovirus epidemic, after a continuous trial found that the second candidate vaccine was about 95% effective.
The news from America’s biotechnology company Morden has brought iconic optimism to a world facing growing infectious diseases and strict new restrictions.
Similar results were announced last week, following which vaccines developed by vaccine giant Fejer and its German partner BioNotech were announced for the candidates.