As the plane touched down a few minutes ago in Kigali I felt proud but also humbled knowing how far we have to go to protect everyone and solve vaccine inequity.
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#COVAX has delivered its first billionth dose of #COVID19 vaccines to 144 countries & territories across the world. It’s a key milestone in the largest and most rapid global vaccine rollout in history but the world stands at yet another crossroads in our fight against COVID-19.pic.twitter.com/UdFLRguZT5
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#Omicron and the increased demand for boosters unravel the progress we’ve made. In 2022, COVAX wants to help all countries achieve their national vaccination targets. This goal is within reach but we need the world works together.Show this thread -
If the world unites to ensure adults in lower-income countries are immunized at levels achieved in high-income countries, between 940,000 and 1.27 million deaths could be prevented in the next year. We can – we must - must work together to
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I want to thank all of our partners, the amazing scientists who developed these vaccines in record time, the amazing donors who provided financing in record time as well as provided doses when export bans blocked our orders & the health care workers delivering the doses.
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None of this would have been possible without the incredible support from our donors who stepped up to pledge dollars and doses in support of
#COVAX. My sincere thanks for this ongoing partnership to ensure#vaccinequityShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Vaccine hesitancy and outright anti vaccine attitude are real in many developing countries as well. We need to face that sooner or later.
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Bravo enfin c'est une excellente nouvelle!!!
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That milestone is not going to change the course!!! There will still be tons of dangerous variants and they will prolong the pandemic because many of these doses will likely be scrapped!!!
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