Thread by @WHO

LIVE NOW: @DrTedros at the @MunSecConf 👇

#MSC2021 #COVID19

https://twitter.com/MunSecConf/status/1362768773032345603?s=20

"When I spoke at the @MunSecConf a year ago, I said that #COVID19 was “public enemy number one”. At the time, 99% of cases were still in 🇨🇳, but I said that all countries had to be prepared. Afterwards, some people came up to me and said, “Tedros, you’re exaggerating.”"-@DrTedros

"Unfortunately, in the past year we have all learned some painful lessons.
Although the #COVID19 pandemic is a 🌍 health crisis, it is an uneven pandemic – not all countries have responded in the same way & not all countries have been affected in the same way"-@DrTedros #MSC2021

"Many countries have succeeded in preventing or controlling widespread #COVID19 transmission with proven public health measures – testing, contact tracing, quarantine, physical distancing, hand hygiene, masks and so on"-@DrTedros #MSC2021

"In combination with those proven public health measures, vaccines are now giving us real hope of controlling the #COVID19 pandemic"-@DrTedros #MSC2021

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1362794023589736453?s=20

"To realize the full power of vaccines, we need:
-Governments to fully fund #COVAX & donate doses
-Manufacturers to share full dossiers with WHO at the same time as they submit them to other regulators
-Individuals to use their voices & advocate for #VaccinEquity"-@DrTedros

"#VaccinEquity is not just the right thing to do, it’s also the smart thing to do.

The longer it takes to suppress the virus everywhere, the more opportunity it has to change in ways that could make vaccines less effective.

We could end up back at square one"-@DrTedros #MSC2021