
WHO pushes moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots
The organization cites a lack of data and says nations should prioritize vaccinating more of the world’s population before turning to boosters.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots until the end of September.
According to
“To make that happen, we need everyone’s cooperation, especially the handful of countries and companies that control the global supply of vaccines,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in an
In a Q&A posted on the
If the time comes for the WHO to call for booster shots, the group would probably only recommend them for those most vulnerable to the disease and that it would likely be on a product-by-product basis, according to CNBC.
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