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Global recovery will come faster if COVID vaccine available to all -WHO chief

World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says economic recovery could be faster if any COVID-19 vaccine is available as public good

Reuters WORLD
Published August 06,2020
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Economic recovery around the world could come faster if any COVID-19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.

He was speaking in an online panel discussion with members of the Aspen Security Forum in the United States moderated by the NBC network.

WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan, asked about a proposed Russian vaccine, told the panel that what was needed now was to ensure any vaccines are safe and effective.