The head of the UN said inequitable distribution of vaccines is not just immoral, but also “stupid.” “There is a risk that one day, and that day can be very soon, there will be not the delta, but another variant that will be able to resist vaccines.'
The head of the United Nations threw his weight behind the World Health Organization’s effort to ensure vaccine access for poorer nations, describing the inequitable distribution of vaccines as not just immoral but also “stupid.”
“In the face of an evolving and increasingly transmissible virus, high population immunity is essential to achieve this goal, which means vaccinating broadly,” the WHO said in a 16-page presentation. “Based on current knowledge, this requires fully vaccinating at least 70% of the world’s population, accounting for most adults and adolescents and for the vast majority of those at risk of serious disease.
“We’ve made real progress across the board,” he said, citing declining cases. But he added that the unvaccinated “put our economy at risk” and urged more employers to require vaccines for workers. Elsewhere, San Francisco is planning to lift indoor face-mask requirements in limited settings, the Wall Street Journal reported. City officials said that if new cases and hospitalizations remain table, some requirements will be eased on Oct. 15 in areas including offices, gyms and fitness centers and college classes — as long as everyone is vaccinated and no more than 100 people are gathered.
China saw a major dip in travel over the past week’s National Day vacation, the AP reported. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that over the seven-day holiday beginning Oct. 1, China saw 515 million trips taken, just over 70% of the number that traveled, often to visit family, in the same period before the coronavirus outbreak spurred travel restrictions and demands for testing, vaccinations and quarantines.
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