WHO South-East Asia urges member countries to plan for effective roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination

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WHO awaits China's nod on list of experts to probe origin of coronavirus In a communication to member countries, the regional director said the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine has gathered momentum. In anticipation of development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, countries should be prepared with an efficient and coordinated strategy and plan for roll-out of vaccination, she said. Vaccine availability is likely to be limited initially, hence will be important to clearly identify goals of national vaccination strategy, Singh added. In the spirit of promoting fair and equitable access to the vaccines across all countries, WHO...