Opinion | Two-track approach to tackling coronavirus needed to save lives
- As the Delta variant continues to spread, the world must prioritise ensuring that the most vulnerable get vaccinated and are adhering to sound public health measures, such as mask wearing and social distancing
In combination with new more infectious variants and the “me first” attitude of some countries, the unvaccinated and those who have received only one dose of vaccination are at increasing risk. The world is at a perilous point and we, the WHO director-general’s special envoys, are calling for a renewed commitment to a comprehensive approach to defeating this pandemic.
We have to accelerate along two tracks – one where governments and vaccine manufacturers support all WHO member states in their accelerated efforts to create vaccine manufacturing capacity and vaccinate their most vulnerable populations, and the other where individuals and communities maintain a steely focus on continuing essential public health measures to break transmission chains.
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