WHO welcomes G7 vaccine pledge but says more needed quickly
"This is a big help, but we need more, and we need them faster," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a WHO news conference on Monday
World Health Organization logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration photo taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
The World Health Organization's (WHO) director-general on Monday welcomed the Group of Seven's weekend pledge of 870 million Covid-19 vaccine doses but said that many more were needed and quickly.
"This is a big help, but we need more, and we need them faster," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a WHO news conference on Monday.
Some 10,000 people are still dying each day from the disease and critically ill patients in Africa had a higher mortality rate, he said.
