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Anonymous ID: 3c7f8a April 8, 2022, 9:41 a.m. No.16036455   🗄️.is đź”—kun

08 April 2022

Secretary-General's video message to the GAVI COVAX Advance Market Commitment Summit 2022: “One World Protected - Break COVID Now”

I commend the Government of Germany and GAVI for organizing this important summit.

 

This gathering is a critical reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over.

 

We’re seeing 1.5 million new cases each day.

 

Large outbreaks are spreading in Asia.

 

A new wave is sweeping across Europe.

 

And some countries are reporting their highest death rates since the start of the pandemic.

 

Omicron is a startling reminder of how quickly COVID-19 can mutate and spread — especially in the absence of high vaccination coverage.

 

Some high-income countries are preparing for their second booster doses.

 

And yet one third of humanity remains unvaccinated.

 

This is a brutal indictment of our deeply unequal world.

 

It’s also a prime breeding ground for new variants…more deaths…and increased human and economic misery.

 

The next variant is not a question of “if.”

 

It’s a question of “when.”

https://www.un.org/sg/en/node/262955