The World Health Organization confirmed Thursday that the currently available and approved vaccines are effective against “all virus variants” of Corona, while calling for continuing to move “cautiously” in the face of Covid-19.
Despite the health situation In Europe, an improvement is being witnessed, international travel must still be avoided “in the face of a constant threat and new doubts,” as Hans Kluge, director of the European branch of the World Health Organization, warned, especially those related to the new version of the virus that was discovered in India but has spread to other countries in the region.
Speaking at a press conference Thursday, Klugha said, “Currently, in the face of the constant threat And ambiguity, we must continue to exercise caution and reconsider or avoid international travel. ”
The organization’s statement comes two days after its president’s warning that the global epidemic is not over yet despite the high rates of vaccination against Covid in some countries, Days after the CDC told fully vaccinated Americans that they could move without masks in most places.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said during a conference at the agency’s headquarters in Jin. YF: “There is a great disconnect that is increasing as it seems that in some countries with higher vaccination rates there is a mentality that the epidemic is over, while others are suffering from huge waves of infection.”
He warned that ” The epidemic is far from over. ” “It will not end anywhere until it ends everywhere.”
This comes, as Covid-19 cases decline in the United States, as more Americans are vaccinated. As of Sunday, America reported about 33,200 new infections per day, based on an average of seven days of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, down 19% from the previous week. While nearly 123 million Americans have been fully vaccinated, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With the increase in infections in India, the head of the World Health Organization said: “The current response plan is suffering. Of a lack of funding, the vast majority of it is surrounded by donors for specific countries or activities. ”
Covid vaccine manufacturers, including Pfizer and Moderna, have also called for more doses to be made available to the COVAX initiative, which provides doses to countries.
He said, “We need doses at the moment and we are calling on them to deliver deliveries as soon as possible.”
