Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the Health Emergencies Program at the World Health Organization, warned of the danger of not distributing vaccines equitably in some countries around the world, which could lead to a great tragedy by the end of 2022.
He explained that over the past two years, it has been proven that it is possible to significantly reduce The outbreak of severe disease cases that need to receive treatment in hospitals And significantly reduce the number of deaths due to corona as a result of the equitable distribution of vaccines around the world, especially for those most at risk.
The virus will not go away
Ryan added, in a televised statement, that vaccines, along with other precautionary measures, allowed the possibility of discovering an actual path out of the acute phase of the epidemic, but it is unlikely that the virus itself will disappear, especially after what was monitored from the ability of SARS-Cove-2 to Evolution and survival.
Ryan indicated that efforts will continue to ensure that the vaccine is delivered to those who need it, but what the World Health Organization would like to achieve is to reach a stage where the virus stabilizes at a very low level, which of course can witness occasional outbreaks among those who did not receive the vaccine.
Ryan expressed his hope to be able to approach, achieve or exceed the original goals, which are vaccination rates among the population of each country that exceed 10%, 40% and then 70%, explaining that 40% coverage has not yet been achieved in many countries, which is the percentage that represents the reach It is now an absolute priority.
Dr Ryan said: “We have seen that this epidemic is being effectively controlled from the perspective of disease and death, which it causes, as a result of the proper and strategic use of vaccination. [باللقاحات]”.
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But the problem globally is that vaccines have not been distributed in such a way that the same positive results can be achieved everywhere at the same time.
Dr Ryan warned that unless vaccines are delivered and accessed in all countries, for everyone at risk and everyone who needs a vaccine, he fears that the situation will remain as it is until the end of 2022, and discussions and conversations are taking place on the same matter, which will be In itself a great tragedy.
The Corona virus has caused the death of at least 5,537,051 people in the world since it appeared in China in December 2019.
The United States recorded the highest number of deaths from the virus, with 850,605 cases, followed by Brazil (621,045), India (486,451) and Russia (321,990).
The World Health Organization estimates that the total number of deaths may be two to three times higher, taking into account the excess number of epidemic-related deaths.