WHO Calls for Halt on Third Covid ‘Booster Shots’, Points to Global Vaccine Inequality

Pfizer Inc’s has recently pushed for health regulators to authorize a third dose to increase waning immunity.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference that the move would help towards the goal of enabling “at least 10 percent of the population of every country to be vaccinated”.

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  • Last Updated:August 04, 2021, 19:07 IST
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The WHO called for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots until at least the end of September to address the drastic inequity in dose distribution between rich and poor nations.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference that the move would help towards the goal of enabling “at least 10 percent of the population of every country to be vaccinated”.

Pfizer Inc’s has recently pushed for health regulators to authorize a third dose to increase waning immunity in those who have already received their two shots.

Pfizer and German partner BioNTech SE said last…

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