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United Nations, Dec 3: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot undo the damage that will stretch for decades to come, underlining that long-term fragilities, inequalities and injustices have been exposed by the pandemic and it is now “time to reset.”
Guterres, in his remarks to the UN General Assembly special session in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said that thanks to the hard work and dedication of scientists and researchers from around the world, vaccines may become available within the next weeks and months.
“Nearly a year into the pandemic, we face a human tragedy, and a public health, humanitarian and development emergency….