"Globally, the #COVID19 pandemic continues to intensify. Cases have now increased for the 9th straight week, & deaths have increased for the 6th straight week. To put it in perspective, there were almost as many cases 🌍 last week as in the 1st 5 months of the pandemic"-@DrTedros
"It’s pleasing to see small declines in cases and deaths in several regions, but many countries are still experiencing intense #COVID19 transmission, and the situation in #India is beyond heartbreaking"-@DrTedros #InThisTogether
"WHO is doing everything we can, providing critical equipment and supplies, including thousands of oxygen concentrators, prefabricated mobile field hospitals and laboratory supplies"-@DrTedros #COVID19
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386709070044860421?s=20
"As I mentioned on Friday, WHO has redeployed more than 2600 staff to support the response on the ground, providing support for surveillance, technical advice, and vaccination efforts"-@DrTedros #COVID19
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386709070044860421?s=20
"Never before has the value of vaccination been so apparent.
Saturday marked the start of #WorldImmunizationWeek, at a time when the world’s attention is focused on vaccines like never before"-@DrTedros
Saturday marked the start of #WorldImmunizationWeek, at a time when the world’s attention is focused on vaccines like never before"-@DrTedros
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1385715636819709960?s=20
"With the theme ‘Vaccines bring us closer’, #WorldImmunizationWeek shows how vaccination connects us to the people, goals and moments that matter most – helping improve the health of everyone, everywhere throughout life"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1385749722598678530?s=20
"Vaccines are one of the most powerful & transformative inventions in history. Thanks to 💉, #smallpox is now in the history books, polio has been pushed to the brink of eradication, & once-feared diseases like diphtheria, tetanus & meningitis are now easily prevented"-@DrTedros
"And new vaccines continue to push back the frontiers of disease. In the past 15 years, new vaccines have been approved to prevent cervical cancer, malaria and Ebola"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386710365044678661?s=20
"And now safe and effective #COVID19 vaccines have been developed in record time – bringing us closer to ending the pandemic"-@DrTedros
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1385715636819709960?s=20
"On Wednesday, @thewhof is launching a new global fundraising campaign called #GoGiveOne, to give everyone a chance to play their part in helping to vaccinate the 🌍"-@DrTedros who.foundation/en #VaccinEquity
"#GoGiveOne is aiming to engage 50 million people to contribute, and is open to everyone – individuals and organizations of all sizes"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386712346706513934?s=20
"The money raised will go to #COVAX to buy #COVID19 vaccines for the 🌍, starting with those who need them the most. More information will follow this week"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386712431745978369?s=20
"But even as #COVID19 vaccines give us hope of light at the end of the tunnel, the pandemic has caused severe disruptions to immunization services around the world"-@DrTedros
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386701832739860480?s=20
"New WHO data show that as a result of #COVID19, 60 immunization campaigns are currently suspended in 50 countries.
That means about 228M children are vulnerable – right now – to deadly, vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, yellow fever & polio"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
That means about 228M children are vulnerable – right now – to deadly, vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, yellow fever & polio"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
"#Measles campaigns are the most affected, accounting for 23 of the postponed campaigns. Many measles campaigns have now been delayed for more than a year"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork 
"In addition to targeted campaigns to prevent or respond to outbreaks, routine 👶 immunization services also continue to be disrupted by #COVID19. The latest WHO pulse survey shows that routine immunization services were disrupted in 1/3+ of countries in the ¼ of 2021"-@DrTedros
"While this represents a significant improvement over last year, it remains a serious concern. Gaps in vaccination coverage are already having grave real-world consequences"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
"Serious #measles outbreaks have occurred in several countries, incl. 🇨🇩 🇵🇰 & 🇾🇪. The risk of measles outbreaks is mounting elsewhere, as more & more children miss out on the vaccines they so urgently need. We must turn the tide quickly & rebound from these disruptions"-@DrTedros
"WHO, @UNICEF, @gavi & other partners are working with countries to ensure that immunization services are restored quickly & safely. But we mustn't forget that even before the #COVID19 pandemic, nearly 20M 👶 missed out on lifesaving vaccines each year"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
"Today, we are launching a bold new plan to do just that. The Immunization Agenda 2030 is an ambitious new global strategy to maximize the lifesaving impact of vaccines over the next decade"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
"Our aim is to maintain hard-won gains in immunization, avoid backsliding, and achieve even more – by leaving no one behind, in any situation or at any stage of life"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386715756440719372?s=20
"If fully implemented, the Immunization Agenda 2030 could avert over 50 million deaths over the next decade – 75 percent of them in low- and lower-middle income countries.
To achieve these goals, all of us must step up and take action"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
To achieve these goals, all of us must step up and take action"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
"1⃣ we call on world leaders and the global health and development community to make bold new commitments to advance this strategy"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386715970903941121?s=20
"2⃣ we call on all countries to develop and implement national plans that align with the Immunization Agenda 2030, and increase investments to make immunization accessible to all"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386715970903941121?s=20
"3⃣ we call on donors and governments to increase investments in vaccine research, development, and delivery, focused on the needs of underserved populations"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386715970903941121?s=20
"4⃣ we call on the vaccine industry and scientists to continue to accelerate research and development, ensure a continuous supply of affordable vaccines to meet global needs, and apply lessons from #COVID19 to other diseases"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386715970903941121?s=20
"Together, we can make up lost ground in immunization, support the global recovery from #COVID19, and make sure no one misses out on the lifesaving power of vaccines"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
"Vaccines are a triumph of science. Science has always been at the heart of WHO’s work. And never has science been so critical in addressing global health challenges as it is now"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork
"As part of WHO’s transformation, we established a science division in 2019, appointed WHO’s 1st Chief Scientist, & last year we decided to establish a WHO Science Council to provide advice on high-priority scientific issues that could have a direct impact on 🌍 health"-@DrTedros
"The Science Council has now been established, comprising 9 leading scientists from around the world, & will be chaired by Professor Harold Varmus, the winner of the 1989 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine"-@DrTedros
"The Council will hold its first meeting tomorrow, where it will decide on initial steps and programme of work"-@DrTedros
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1386718021935317002?s=20
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