Thread by @kakape

Getting vaccinated this week was a “bittersweet moment”, for him, says @DrTedros at @WHO press conference. “On the one hand, vaccination is a triumph of science, and global solidarity", he says. On the other hand, global vaccine inequity is continuing.

@DrTedros @WHO “My thoughts were very much with the health workers around the world who have been fighting this pandemic for more than a year”, says @DrTedros.
"The fact that so many are still not protected is a sad reflection on the gross distortion in access to vaccines across the globe."

@DrTedros @WHO "I understand why some countries want to vaccinate their children and adolescents”, says @drtedros. "But right now, I urge them to reconsider and to instead donate vaccines to COVAX.”

@DrTedros @WHO "India remains hugely concerning with several states continuing to see a worrying number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths”, says @DrTedros. Names other countries with spikes in cases and hospitalisations: Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Egypt.

@DrTedros @WHO “#COVID19 has already cost more than 3.3 million lives”, says @drtedros.
“We're on track for the second year of this pandemic to be far more deadly than the first."

@DrTedros @WHO I asked about IPPPR report’s recommendations on WHO.
There are several reports and it is difficult to comment on any one report or recommendation, says @drtedros. “We will pull all these recommendations together and discuss with member states.”