UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 ― In a new take on vaccine diplomacy, a free mobile Covid-19 testing and vaccination station is welcoming world leaders and delegates at this week's UN General Assembly, seeking to avoid a super-spreader event. After a virtual meeting last year, about a third of the 193 UN...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 ― In a new take on vaccine diplomacy, a free mobile Covid-19 testing and vaccination station is welcoming world leaders and delegates at this week's UN General Assembly, seeking to avoid a super-spreader event.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield got tested yesterday and urged those attending the General Assembly to get a free test or vaccination. The UN requires participants to wear masks and be vaccinated. But it relies on an honour system that means anyone entering the assembly hall effectively declares they are vaccinated. They do not have to show proof.
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