Worrying Signals Emerge As WHO Says “No Silver Bullet” In COVID 19 Battle

Babajide Okeowo
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine and that the road to normality would be long, with some countries requiring a reset of strategy.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and World Health Organization emergencies head Mike Ryan exhorted nations to rigorously enforce health measures such as mask-wearing, social distancing, hand-washing, and testing.The World Health Organization, silver bullet

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“The message to people and governments is clear: ‘Do it all’. A number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials and we all hope to have a number of effective vaccines that can help prevent people from infection. However, there’s no silver bullet at the moment – and there might never be,” Tedros told a virtual news briefing from the U.N. body’s headquarters in Geneva.

He also said face masks should become a symbol of solidarity around the world. The WHO head said that, while the coronavirus was the biggest health emergency since the early 20th century, the international scramble for a vaccine was also “unprecedented”.

“There are concerns that we may not have a vaccine that may work or its protection could be for just a few months, not more. But until we finish the clinical trials, we will not know” he added.

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On his part, Ryan said countries with high transmission rates, including Brazil and India, needed to brace for a big battle: “The way out is long and requires a sustained commitment,” he said, calling for a “reset” of approach in some places.

“Some countries are really going to have to take a step back now and really take a look at how they are addressing the pandemic within their national borders,” he added.

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