So after a year and a half of live tweeting @WHO press conferences from afar through zoom, I‘m actually attending one in person today (WHO having been kind enough to move their press conference to Berlin for the day to make this possible ;)) 
@WHO “Last week, the number of #COVID19 cases and deaths reported to WHO declined for the first time in more than two months”, says @DrTedros. “This is welcome, but it does not mean much.” Cases still increasing in many countries and shocking inequities persist, he says.
@WHO @DrTedros Waning immunity may make third shots necessary in the most vulnerable populations such as immunocompromised people, says @drtedros. “But for now, we do not want to see widespread use of boosters from healthy people who are fully vaccinated."
@WHO @DrTedros Q: how will hub deal with lack of transparency that has characterised the pandemic?
@DrMikeRyan says that’s a mischaracterization. "Certainly, all countries need to look at how we share information”, he says and how to share it faster. But lots of collaborations going on.
@DrMikeRyan says that’s a mischaracterization. "Certainly, all countries need to look at how we share information”, he says and how to share it faster. But lots of collaborations going on.
@WHO @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan I asked about the lack of surveillance infrastructure in many countries and lack of willingness to share in others.
A suspension bridge has to be built from both sides, says @DrMikeRyan. Hub will seek to increase global collaboration but also build up local capacity, he says.
A suspension bridge has to be built from both sides, says @DrMikeRyan. Hub will seek to increase global collaboration but also build up local capacity, he says.
@WHO @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan Trust and transparency are real issues, says @drmikeryan. But the biggest holes in the system currently are lack of infrastructure, lack of frontline data collection, lack of laboratory capacity and the like
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