If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organization official told Reuters.
In an interview, WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward warned that richer nations must not step back from tackling Covid-19 as a global problem now, ahead of future potential waves of infection.If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organisation official told Reuters.
“When I hear them say, 'Well, we're so comfortable here,' it's like, 'Great, now you can really help us get the rest of the world done',” said Aylward. He also stressed that Biden had a point domestically as the US has good access to all Covid-19 tools. It has also not cut its global commitment to fighting Covid-19, he added.
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