- Germany, France, and the United Kingdom plan to start booster injections next month, and Israel has already started.
- The Prime Minister of Israel stated that the country is too small to have a major impact on vaccine inequality.
- White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said that the United States can donate vaccines and provide boosters when needed.
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Some countries are advancing plans to inject Covid-19 booster shots into their populations, although The World Health Organization (WHO) calls for Countries are required to avoid additional injections at least until the end of September.
“I understand that all governments care about protecting their people from delta mutations. But we cannot accept that countries that have used most of the global vaccine supply use more vaccines, and the most vulnerable people in the world are still not protected. “The WHO Chief Tan Desai says At the press conference on August 4.
According to the World Health Organization, more than 4 billion doses of vaccine have been vaccinated globally, of which more than 80% are used in middle- or high-income countries.
Countries such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom plan to provide enhanced Covid-19 injections to the elderly and vulnerable groups next month.In the UK alone, 32 million booster injections are expected to be performed, according to reports telegraph.
The German Ministry of Health stated: “We hope to provide a preventive third vaccination for disadvantaged groups in Germany, and at the same time support as many people as possible in the world to be vaccinated.” Reuters.
According to reports, Israel has received more than 11 million doses of the vaccine, and more than 60% of its 9 million population have been vaccinated. Our data world. It started to roll out its Boost Vaccine Program This Month For the elderly, citing data suggests that the efficacy of vaccines may decline over time.
After the WHO briefing, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stated in a Facebook Live event that Israel is sparsely populated and “will not have a significant impact on the global surplus” and added what the country is doing “ Made a huge contribution to global knowledge”, report Agence France-PresseBennett also called on the elderly to accept the “great gift” of booster injections and encouraged young people to get vaccinated.
The United States-which has not announced an enhanced injection program-also rejected the WHO request on Wednesday.in a Press conferenceWhite House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called it a “wrong choice”, saying that the United States could donate more vaccines and provide booster injections.
She said that the United States has donated more than 110 million vaccines to the world — more than any other country — and intends to donate more, and called on other G7 members and the international community to step up their efforts.
“If the FDA decides to recommend a booster to a certain group of people, [the US will] These are also provided. We believe we can do these two things, we don’t need to make that choice,” Psaki said.
