Delay Covid booster shots for now, allow all countries to vaccinate 10% population: WHO

The WHO has called for a moratorium on booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines till September of this year to allow 10 per cent of the population of each country to get vaccinated.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for a moratorium on booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines until the end of September. This proposed moratorium, if implemented, will be a temporary measure to enable at least 10 per cent of the population of every country to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros https://t.co/beAu9uWJ0j WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said while hundreds of millions of people are still waiting for their first dose, some rich countries are moving towards booster doses.