The World Health Organization (WHO) is reportedly in the final stages of reviewing three coronavirus vaccines for international emergency distribution.
Reuters reported On Wednesday, an internal document obtained through the news thread indicated that the WHO could give the green light in the coming weeks or months to the vaccinations provided by Modern, AstraZeneca and China’s Sinopharm and Sinovac.
The WHO has already approved the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
According to Reuters, Mariangela Simao, WHO Assistant Director-General for Access to Medicines, Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals, said: ‘We still have 3 in the final phase to judge for the list, and we still have 2 yet to be submitted … In total we have 13. ”
Simao added that the WTO, the United Nations public health wing, was not aware of deaths associated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The emergency approval will enable the organization to start distributing the vaccines to countries around the world, mainly lower incomes that have a reduced ability to spread widely medically. The WHO also serves as a health council for countries that do not have independent countries such as those in the United States and the United Kingdom that can review the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations.
The news comes on the same day as the inauguration of President Biden, who is expected to issue a series of executive orders on Wednesday night, including the US rejoining the WHO.
Biden and Vice President Harris’ COVID-19 Vaccination Plan listed on the White House website includes that the administration:Immediately restore our relationship with the World Health Organization, which, while not perfect, is essential to coordinating a global response during a pandemic. ”
Former President Trump
Lil Wayne gets 11th hour of Trump forgiveness Trump gives mercy to more than 100 people, including Bannon Trump who is expected to forgive Bannon: reports MORE in July the process of withdraw the country from the WHO following allegations that the organization had a prejudice against China and that it was slow to respond to the initial outbreak of the virus in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Withdrawal from the WHO requires a notice of one year. Without any action from Biden, the US would officially leave the international body on July 6th.
In a press call with reporters Wednesday, Jeff Zients
Jeff Zients Slew of Biden recommends COVID to include the resumption of WTO membership Biden to sign the wave of executive action in the first hour of the presidency., coordinator of Biden’s COVID-19 response, said, “[Today] begins a new day, a new approach to managing the country’s response to the coronavirus crisis. ”
The virus has now infected more than 96.6 million people worldwide, with more than 2 million people as a result data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.