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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on countries to support the COVAX facility adding that bilateral arrangements to deliver COVID-19 vaccines “run the risk of fanning the flames of vaccine inequity” and stressed that “this is a time for partnership, not patronage.” WHO

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that a critical shortage of vaccines has left some countries unable to start their COVID-19 inoculation campaigns. UNTV CH

In Colombia, vulnerable indigenous communities in the Amazon region are among the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination. In the riverside settlement of Paujil Indigenous reserve, health teams go door-to-door to vaccinate as many eligible community residents as possible. WHO

In Colombia, vulnerable indigenous communities in the Amazon region are among the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination. Near the city of Inírida, health teams set up a “pop-up” vaccination site in order to reach a large number of people quickly. WHO

Ahead of World Health Day, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that COVID-19 has “exacerbated” inequalities both between and within countries and said, “While we have all undoubtedly been impacted by the pandemic, the poorest and most marginalized have been hit hardest - both in terms of lives and livelihoods lost.” WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated that being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and that vaccination passports may not be an “effective strategy” for restarting travel. UNTV CH

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “pleased that more leaders are now joining the call for a pandemic treaty, which would be a generational commitment to keeping the world safe.” WHO

Yemen received 360 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility today, a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). UNICEF

Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, including developments on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2254 (2015), on the humanitarian situation and on human rights.

The report of the international team on their Wuhan field visit, from 14 January to 10 February, was published today as WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for further studies. WHO