The World Health Organization says the vast majority of people who currently are admitted to hospital for Covid-19 treatment are unvaccinated.
Technical Lead at the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, Dr. Maria van Kerkhove again reiterated that the only way in which people can protect themselves against severe forms of the disease is to get their injection as soon as possible.
Audio PlayerVan Kerkhove says vaccination would also suppress the possibility of new variant from developing.
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We are in a race to vaccinate 40% of people in every country by end of 2021 and 70% by mid-2022.
To deliver on #VaccinEquity, we all must do more, faster. pic.twitter.com/zlsoSMB09A
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 25, 2021
