Massive disruptions to global immunisation programmes from the COVID-19 pandemic have health experts fearful that much of the developing world will not be able to get a vaccine for the new coronavirus, even once one is ready.
A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before administering an injection at a children’s clinic in Kiev. (REUTERS / MANILA BULLETIN
If these continue to disrupt programmes, GAVI chief executive Seth Berkley said, much of the world may also be unprepared to administer vaccines against COVID-19 being developed by more than 100 projects worldwide. London is hosting a virtual Global Vaccines Summit on June 4 where GAVI is seeking $7.4 billion for 2021-2025 to immunise an additional 300 million children.
“South America has become a new epicentre of the disease,” said Mike Ryan, the WHO’s top emergencies expert.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
In Brazil, COVID-19 hitting young people harderMore young people are dying of COVID-19 in Brazil than other countries, a trend driven partly by demographics — the overall population is younger — but also by poverty and the need to work.
Read more »
South America named new COVID-19 epicenter, as Spain relaxes lockdown
Read more »
Another infant with COVID-19 in Cebu passes awayCDNTopStories: A one-month infant from a southern Cebu town, who was earlier confirmed to have the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), passed away on Friday dawn, May 22. Read more:
Read more »