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LIVE with @DrTedros at #DavosAgenda - A Great New Contract for Health and Healthcare pscp.tv/w/cuLlKzI2MTAy…

"Last year I had to leave Davos after the first day to open the WHO Emergency Committee, which was considering the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China"-@DrTedros at #DavosAgenda

"Tomorrow marks 1 year since, on the advice of the Emergency Committee, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the emergence of the novel coronavirus. At the time, there were less than 100 cases and no deaths reported outside 🇨🇳"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"This week, we reached 100 million reported cases. More #COVID19 cases have been reported in the past 2 weeks than in the first six months.
The pandemic has exposed and exploited the inequalities of our world"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"There is now the real danger that the very tools that could help to end the #COVID19 pandemic – vaccines – may exacerbate those same inequalities"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"During the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, safe and effective vaccines were developed, but by the time the world’s poor got access, the pandemic was over"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"9 months ago, WHO, @CEPIvaccines & @gavi came together, supported by 🇩🇪, 🇳🇴 & other partners, to form the @ACTAccelerator, including the COVAX vaccines pillar, with two aims: to develop #COVID19 vaccines, diagnostics & therapeutics fast, & distribute them fairly"-@DrTedros

"The first aim has been achieved. The development & approval of safe & effective #COVID19 vaccines less than a year after the emergence of a new virus is a stunning scientific achievement, & a much-needed source of hope"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1355201715046387713?s=20

"Whether the second aim can be achieved remains to be seen. As we speak, rich countries are rolling out #COVID19 vaccines to their citizens, while the world’s least developed countries watch and wait"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"This not only leaves the world’s most vulnerable people at risk, it’s also short-sighted and self-defeating.
Vaccine nationalism will only prolong the #COVID19 pandemic, the restrictions needed to contain it, and human and economic suffering"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"A new study by the @iccwbo Research Foundation shows that vaccine nationalism could cost the global economy up to 9.2 trillion US dollars, and almost half of that – 4.5 trillion – would be incurred in the wealthiest economies"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"By contrast, the financing gap for the @ACTAccelerator stands at 27 billion dollars"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1355202760761896960?s=20

"The Secretary General of the @iccwbo, John Denton, described fully funding the @ACTAccelerator as a “rounding error” compared with the massive stimulus packages implemented in @g20org countries"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"If fully funded, the @ACTAccelerator would return up to 166 dollars for every dollar invested"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1355202941179867137?s=20

"Many businesses have global operations that depend on global supply chains.

In our global village, if the #COVID19 virus continues to circulate, those operations and supply chains will continue to be disrupted and the economic recovery will be delayed"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"If we lose trust in international collaboration through #COVID19 vaccine nationalism, we will all pay the price in terms of a protracted recovery"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"We are asking those governments that have already received deliveries of #COVID19 vaccines to vaccinate their #healthworkers and older people, and share excess doses with COVAX so other countries can do the same"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"We understand that govts are under political pressure to vaccinate their 👥.
I therefore ask the business community to use your influence to convince govts that sharing doses is the best way to control the pandemic, restore confidence & reboot the economic recovery"-@DrTedros

"The #COVID19 pandemic is a powerful demonstration that health is not a commodity or a luxury item; it’s a fundamental human right, and the foundation of social, economic and political stability"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"Yes, we must work together to end the #COVID19 pandemic. But we must go further. There can be no going back to things as they were.

Together, we must invest in a healthier & safer 🌍.

And a healthier & safer 🌍 is also a more productive & prosperous 🌍"-@DrTedros

"This is not an endeavour for governments alone.

The public and private sectors must work together"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1355204713814306823?s=20

"We have good examples from the past year:
-In our collaboration with @Facebook, @Google, & the world’s major media platforms to fight misinformation
-In the collaborations to develop & approve safe & effective #COVID19 vaccines fast & distribute them fairly
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-And in our creation of the Solidarity Response Fund and @thewhof – innovative efforts to mobilize support from the private sector for pandemic response and global health"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda

"My friends, we face a huge challenge in the coming weeks.

We must ensure that vaccination of #healthworkers & older people is underway in all countries within the 1st 100 days of this year.

We have just 71 days left. Time is short.

Every moment counts"-@DrTedros #DavosAgenda