Thread by @WHO

1 year ago, as the 🌐’s richest countries rolled out #COVID19 vaccines while the poorest countries watched on, WHO set an ambitious but attainable 🎯 to vaccinate 7⃣0⃣% of the population of every country by the mid-2022.

The deadline is upon us, have we achieved #VaccinEquity?

#COVID19 vaccination has saved almost 2⃣0⃣ million
lives in 2021 alone, according to a new study in @TheLancetInfDis

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Hundreds of thousands of deaths could have been averted if the 🌎🌍🌏 had reached WHO's target to vaccinate 40% of the population of every country against #COVID19 by the end of 2021. Most of these lives could have been saved in low income countries:
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1⃣3⃣6⃣ countries have not yet reached 70% #COVID19 vaccine coverage.

Millions of people in low & middle income countries - that’s healthcare workers 👩🏾‍⚕️, grandparents 👴🏼, people with immunocompromised conditions 🧍🏻‍♂️, have not completed the primary series of vaccinations.

With #COVID19 transmission continuing the risk of new, more dangerous and deadly variants emerging remains very real, posing a continued threat to lives, livelihoods and the global economy.

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Vaccine effectiveness is waning over time: this means it is even more crucial that in all countries 100% of at-risk groups should be vaccinated and boosted against #COVID19 as soon as possible.

WHO as part of the #COVID19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership is supporting countries furthest behind to turn vaccines into vaccinations asap:
✅by getting vaccines to where people are
✅through mobile units, 🚪-to-🚪 campaigns
✅by mobilizing community leaders
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The #COVID19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership is doing this by:
1️⃣ Helping countries access funding to facilitate delivery
2️⃣ Engaging with political leaders
3️⃣ Providing technical assistance such as advising on targeting vaccination campaigns at at risk populations

The #COVID19 pandemic is not over – but it can be with #VaccinEquity

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Science has given us powerful tools to prevent, detect and treat #COVID19. It’s up to us to use them well.