Why Does WHO Criticize Rich Nations?
The global pandemic is still raging in the world. The delta strain has affected the economies of many countries. No one knows when the processes in each of them will stabilize.
The World Health Organization has condemned rich countries for their stocks of medicines and coronavirus vaccines. They are noting that their resource-sharing strategy is helping to spread covid around the world. According to criticism from WHO’s two leading epidemiologists, WHO have negatively assessed global inequality in Covid vaccinations. In particular, since the immunization process began last winter, the demand for equitable distribution of vaccines in low-income countries has intensified as several developed countries have fully immunized the majority of the population.
According to the WHO Technical Director, in Covid matters, such action by the states is unacceptable. It only contributes to the prolongation of the pandemic and is not in favor of its prevention. Moreover, this process leads to the death of people.
Situation
WHO demanded in early August that rich countries stop distributing Covid stimulants for at least two months and spread their waste to poorer countries so that at least 10% of their population could be vaccinated. The organization named the end of December for the vaccination of 40% of the world’s population.
The US has already immunized more than 53% of the population. According to the United Nations, the EU has wholly injected 57% of the people and boosts doses in France and the UK.
As for Africa, it has fully vaccinated only 3% of its population. As WHO reports, 26 countries on the continent have distributed less than half of their total vaccines.
Given the current vaccination rate, WHO said that even almost 10% of the population in more than 80% of African countries would not be vaccinated. But the most sensitive people especially need to protect themselves from the severe symptoms of Covid.
In the United States, where, according to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 62% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. Pfizer booster doses are likely to be available from September 20. According to the White House, President Joe Biden has promised to share the 500 million vaccine doses with more than 100 developing countries in June.
According to WHO, the industrialized world has not been able to supply enough vaccines to eradicate the virus. WHO Director of Health Emergencies mentioned that the situation is not fair.
Conclusion
I wonder what measures states will take in response to WHO statements. However, if we look at the statistics, we see an unequal picture. This is not the optimal solution to end the pandemic.
Practical steps need to be taken for the condition to stabilize and the vaccination process to produce results. As a rule, WHO regulations are the main message for countries in a pandemic situation. The variability of the problem and the slowing down of the spread of the virus are excellent indicators of the effectiveness of this process.
