WHO leader calls for pause on COVID-19 booster shots

By Brady Knox
Published August 4, 2021 8:23pm ET
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WHO leader calls for pause on COVID-19 booster shots
The World Health Organization called for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on Wednesday until people in poorer countries, which are lagging far behind in vaccination numbers, can get their initial shots. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, pointed to the vast disparities in vaccination figures between wealthy and impoverished countries. “So far, […]

The World Health Organization called for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots on Wednesday until people in poorer countries, which are lagging far behind in vaccination numbers, can get their initial shots.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, pointed to the vast disparities in vaccination figures between wealthy and impoverished countries.

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