The pandemic could end sooner if countries ensure the vaccines are distributed equitably to poorer nations.
"The delta variant will not be the last variant of concern you hear us talking about," said Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's Covid-19 technical lead.
"I'd love to say it will end this year but I really don't think so," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO's health emergencies program. "If we're really lucky, we'll have it under control next year." "Kids should be asking their governments ... so why aren't we sharing," he said in answering Cole Van Kerkhove's question. "That for me is the big problem we have right now, we're not sharing enough, we're not being fair and we know we learned that one in school."
Covid deaths have also increased in four out of six WHO regions in the last seven days. The Western Pacific saw a 10% increase in deaths, Southeast Asia saw a 12% increase, the Eastern Mediterranean saw a 4% increase, and the African region is still suffering from a recent spike in transmission.
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