The number of people in the world vaccinated against COVID-19 has now eclipsed the number of people sickened by the virus, a remarkable achievement, but much of the progress is in just 10 countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.Uneven vaccine rollout, untapped potentialAt a WHO briefing today, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said three fourths of the doses that have been given so far are in just 10 countries.
He said some countries have already vaccinated large proportions of their populations who are at lower risk of severe disease or death.Though Tedros said he understands that governments feel an obligation to protect their own people, the best way to protect the whole world is to protect