"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

"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

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More from @WHO

19 Feb
.@G7 leaders commit US$ 4.3 billion to finance global equitable access to #COVID19 tests, treatments and vaccines in 2021 👉 bit.ly/3blrxH1 #ACTogether
The @ACTAccelerator partnership welcomes new investments from 🇺🇸, 🇩🇪, the European Commission, 🇯🇵, & 🇨🇦 to fund the development and equitable rollout of the tests, treatments & vaccines needed to end the acute phase of the #COVID19 pandemic. bit.ly/3blrxH1 #ACTogether
The @ACTAccelerator initial needs for 2020-2021 were $38.1 billion. Prior to today, an unprecedented mobilization of sovereign donors, private sectors, philanthropic & multilateral contributors had already committed $6 billion. bit.ly/3blrxH1 #ACTogether
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19 Feb
The world is waking up to #VaccinEquity!

At the halfway point in the WHO and Director-General @DrTedros' 100-day challenge, a movement of people and organizations is now uniting together under the banner of vaccine equity: bit.ly/3blypUH
WHO welcomes the new commitments made by 🇫🇷, 🇩🇪,🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸 to #COVAX & #VaccinEquity: bit.ly/3blypUH

Backed by 190 countries and economies, COVAX is the global mechanism best positioned to deliver vaccines to the world and end the #COVID19 pandemic.
Close to 7000 people & hundreds of organizations have already signed a #VaccinEquity declaration, calling on govts & manufacturers to:
Speed up regulatory processes
Boost manufacturing by sharing know-how & technology
Ensure that doses are shared equitably
who.int/vaccinequity
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19 Feb
Lower your risk from #COVID19 by combining these 5⃣ precautions:
1⃣ Wear a mask 😷
2⃣ Clean your hands👐
3⃣ Keep physical distance 📏
4⃣ Cough/sneeze away into your elbow 💪
5⃣ Open windows as much as possible 🪟

We are #InThisTogether to beat #COVID19

3️⃣ factors that can help you make safe choices when you're in an area of widespread #COVID19 transmission:
(1) Location
(2) Proximity with others
(3) Time you spend there

We are #InThisTogether to beat #COVID19

Here are 5⃣ tips that help you stay safe to protect yourself and others:

🙌 clean hands
😷 wear a mask
📏 stay distant
🤧 sneeze safely
🪟 open windows

👉 bit.ly/2u1Ybvr

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18 Feb
Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros & @DrKeithRowley, Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister. #VaccinEquity pscp.tv/w/cv0ToTI2MTAy…
"Just over a year ago, WHO launched its 1st Strategic Preparedness & Response Plan (SPRP) for #COVID19. The SPRP outlined the comprehensive response needed & which many countries have followed successfully to suppress transmission, protect the vulnerable & save lives"-@DrTedros
"With an ask of $1.7B, the 1st SPRP saw an unprecedented response. With the support of Member States & donors, we raised $1.58B, over 90% of which was allocated to countries & regions, getting vital funding to those at the frontline of the #COVID19 pandemic ..."-@DrTedros
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18 Feb
🆕WHO & @iascch partners launch a guide 'Actions for Heroes' for parents, caregivers & teachers, providing advice on how to have conversations about #COVID19 with children 👦👧.
 
Download the guide here 👉bit.ly/37pb9E8
My Hero is You Storybook 👉bit.ly/3puuWbp
Actions for Heroes guide 📖 provides tips for answering children 👦👧’s questions about the #COVID19 pandemic and how to talk with understanding and compassion about issues such as loneliness, stress and the loss of loved ones.
 
Download here 👉bit.ly/37pb9E8
Actions for Heroes guide 📖 explains how to teach children 👦👧 breathing exercises that can help them remain calm when they are fearful or anxious.

The exercises can help children wherever they live, and whatever their life circumstances.
 
Download 👉bit.ly/37pb9E8
Read 4 tweets
17 Feb
Make a difference and declare your support for #VaccinEquity. Sign the WHO declaration calling for #COVID19 vaccines to reach health workers in every country in the first 100 days of 2021: who.int/vaccinequity
#HealthWorkers have been at the forefront of the #COVID19 response: often under-protected and over-exposed. Sign the #VaccinEquity declaration to accelerate the rollout of life-saving vaccines to health workers everywhere: who.int/vaccinequity Image
If we protect #healthworkers with early #COVID19 vaccination, they in turn can vaccinate, treat and care for people at risk in all countries and ensure that essential health services are maintained. #VaccinEquity
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