Mr Tedros said vaccine supply would initially be limited (File)
The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that a vaccine alone would not stop the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic rages months after its onset, with infections surpassing 54 million and killing more than 1.3 million.
“A vaccine will complement the other tools we have, not replace them,” said Managing Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “A vaccine alone will not end the pandemic.”
WHO figures for Saturday showed 660,905 coronavirus cases were reported to the United Nations health agency, setting a new record.
That number, and the 645,410 recorded on Friday, surpassed the previous daily high of 614,013 recorded on November 7.
Mr Tedros said vaccine supplies would initially be limited, with “priority given to health workers, the elderly and other populations at risk. This will hopefully reduce the number of deaths and allow systems to health to cope “.
But he warned: “This will still give the virus a lot of wiggle room. Surveillance will have to continue, people will still need to be tested, isolated and treated, contacts will still have to be traced … and individuals will still need to be traced. cared for. “
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