【国际新闻】WHO: only 57 countries in the world have a 70% vaccination rate of the new coronavirus vaccine
发布时间:2022-05-24 来源：外语系
Overseas network, May 23 (Xinhua) according to an article on the 22nd of the official website of the United Nations, Tan Desai, director general of the World Health Organization, said at the opening ceremony of the 75th World Health Assembly on the 22nd that at present, the vaccination rate of the new crown vaccine in only 57 countries in the world has reached 70%.
"Only 57 countries have a vaccination rate of 70%, almost all of them high-income countries." Tandesai said that nearly 1 billion people in low-income countries are still not vaccinated with covid, and Africa has the lowest vaccination rate of covid. " He called on all countries to work together to achieve a global vaccination rate of 70%.
On May 22 local time, the 75th World Health Assembly opened in Geneva. This is the first time that the World Health Assembly has been held offline since the COVID-19. The session will last until the 28th. The theme of this world health assembly is "health for peace and peace for health". Strengthening the preparation and response to health emergencies will be a key theme of this Congress. In addition, the assembly will discuss who reform and budget, as well as other issues in the field of health.