'Our global connectedness means the risk of reintroduction and resurgence of COVID-19 will continue,' says World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. COVID19
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GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization said Monday, April 13, that a safe and effective vaccine would be needed to fully halt the spread of COVID-19, which has killed more than 114,000 people worldwide. "Our global connectedness means the risk of reintroduction and resurgence of COVID-19 will continue," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva, stressing that"ultimately, the development and delivery of a safe and effective vaccine will be needed to fully interrupt transmission."
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