Covid threat persists, expand vax coverage, WHO tells Southeast Asia : The Tribune India


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Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 1 The World Health Organisation (WHO) today called on countries in Southeast Asia to accelerate Covid vaccination coverage. While significant progress has been made in the region towards vaccinating people, several countries missed the global target to fully inoculate 70 per cent of their total population with the primary dose by June-end. The region is again witnessing a surge in cases, the WHO noted. “We know that Covid vaccines provide high levels of protection against severe disease and death. We must focus on rapidly achieving high vaccination coverage, prioritising health workers, aged, those with...