Worldwide Covid-19 vaccination rollout ‘in the interest of all countries’ – WHO

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged countries to support the Covax vaccines facility

The Covax vaccines facility aims to deliver at least two billion coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of 2021.

A globally coordinated rollout of a coronavirus vaccine will be in the “interests of all countries”, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) director general has said.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against “vaccine nationalism” and said global competition to create one could lead to prices spiking “exponentially”, which would only prolong the virus.