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"We cannot end this pandemic unless we solve the vaccine crisis.
In less than a year, almost 8 billion vaccines have been administered around the world – the largest vaccination campaign in history"-@DrTedros #COVID19
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"We call on every Member State to support the targets to vaccinate 40% of the population of every country by the end of this year, and 70% by the middle of next year"-
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"103 countries still have not reached the 40% target, and more than half of them are at risk of missing it by the end of the year, simply because they cannot access the vaccines they need"-@DrTedros #WHASpecial #VaccinEquitypic.twitter.com/CTDX6w4gEK
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"Even as some countries are now beginning to vaccinate groups at very low risk of severe disease, or to give boosters to healthy adults, just 1 in 4
#healthworkers in Africa has been vaccinated"-@DrTedros#WHASpecial#VaccinEquityhttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1361974780208050176?s=20 …
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"With emerging evidence of some waning vaccine immunity against infection, it’s clear that in future, countries will need tailored booster strategies"-
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"WHO’s position remains that
#healthworkers, older people and other at-risk groups must be vaccinated first in all countries before those at low risk of serious disease, and before boosters are given to already-vaccinated healthy adults"-@DrTedros#WHASpecial#VaccinEquitypic.twitter.com/laU1QSEYF8
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"There is no doubt that vaccines have saved many lives and helped to quell the
#COVID19 pandemic in many countries. Countries that have achieved the highest vaccination rates are now seeing a decoupling between cases and deaths"-@DrTedros#WHASpecialpic.twitter.com/kXiLPZodgU
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"But in too many countries & communities, the bright light of
has also become a blinding light to the continued need for other tools to stop this virus spreading, to stop it overwhelming our health systems & to stop it killing"-@DrTedros#WHASpecialhttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1465268431301881860?s=20 …
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"Vaccines save lives, but they do not fully prevent infection or
#COVID19 transmission. Until we reach high levels of vaccination in every country, suppressing transmission remains essential"-@DrTedros#WHASpecialhttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1465268431301881860?s=20 …
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"We don’t mean lockdowns, which are a last resort in the most extreme circumstances. We mean a tailored & comprehensive measures that strike a balance between protecting the rights, freedoms & livelihoods, while protecting the health & safety of the most vulnerable"-
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"Ending this pandemic is not about vaccines OR, it’s about vaccines AND"-
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#COVID19 has now killed more than 5 million people. And they’re just the reported deaths. The excess deaths caused by the virus, and by disruption to essential health services, are far higher"-@DrTedros#WHASpecialpic.twitter.com/YKWDGKpcZx
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"An unknown number live with post-COVID condition, or long-COVID, a condition we are only beginning to understand"-
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"Health systems continue to be overwhelmed. Millions have missed out on essential life-saving health services for noncommunicable diseases and mental health. Progress against HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and many other diseases has stalled or gone backwards"-
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"Millions of children have missed out on vaccinations for other life-threatening diseases, and months of education"-
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"Millions of people have lost their jobs, or been plunged into poverty. The global economy is still clawing its way out of recession Political divisions have deepened, nationally and globally. Inequalities have widened"-
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"Science has been undermined. Misinformation has abounded. And it will all happen again unless you, the nations of the world, can come together to say with one voice: never again. At its heart, the
#COVID19 pandemic is a crisis of solidarity and sharing"-@DrTedrospic.twitter.com/BwuJvpamHL
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"The lack of sharing of information and data by many countries in the early days of the pandemic hindered our collective ability to get a clear picture of its profile and trajectory"-
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"The lack of sharing of biological samples hindered our collective ability to understand how the virus was evolving"-
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"The lack of sharing of personal protective equipment, tests, vaccines, technology, know-how, intellectual property and other tools hindered our collective ability to prevent infections and save lives"-
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"And the lack of a consistent and coherent global approach has resulted in a splintered and disjointed response, breeding misunderstanding, misinformation and mistrust. The fabric of multilateralism has been frayed"-
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#COVID19 has exposed & exacerbated fundamental weaknesses in the global architecture for pandemic preparedness & response: -Complex and fragmented governance -Inadequate financing -Insufficient systems & tools Voluntary mechanisms have not solved these challenges"-@DrTedrospic.twitter.com/WLRUaiqUDz
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"The best way we can address them is with a legally binding agreement between nations; an accord forged from the recognition that we have no future but a common future"-
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"Nations coming together to find common ground is the only way to make sustainable progress against common threats. It’s not perfect & a panacea. It takes compromise – no one gets everything they want – but that’s better than so many missing out on what they need"-
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"In 2005, the WHO
@FCTCofficial came into force, the first international treaty negotiated under WHO. An independent impact assessment of the FCTC in 2016 found it has contributed to significant and rapid progress in protecting people from exposure to tobacco smoke"-@DrTedrosShow this thread -
"The WHO
@FCTCofficial is the legal bedrock of tobacco control, which countries have used to implement new measures, and to defend those measures from legal challenges"-@DrTedros#WHASpecialShow this thread -
"The bottom line: the implementation of the
@FCTCofficial has helped to save more than 37 million lives and counting, and global prevalence of tobacco use has declined from almost 33% in 2000 to 22% today"-@DrTedros#WHASpecialShow this thread -
"The impact assessment found that without the
@FCTCofficial, it's unlikely that all these tobacco control measures would have taken place in such a comprehensive, coordinated & effective manner"-@DrTedrosShow this thread -
"Comprehensive. Coordinated. Effective. Three words that history will not use to describe the global response to the
#COVID19 pandemic"-@DrTedros#WHASpecialpic.twitter.com/a0ZU8godYE
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"If countries can unite to negotiate a treaty against: -the human-made threat of
-the destructive potential of nuclear, chemical & biological weapons
-the existential threat of #ClimateChange -& many other threats to our shared security & well-being..."-@DrTedros#WHASpecialpic.twitter.com/QhcggHEjao
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"...Then surely the time has come for countries to agree on a common, binding approach to a common threat that we cannot fully control nor prevent – a threat that comes from our relationship with nature itself"-
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"If countries can unite to negotiate a treaty against: -the human-made threat of
-the destructive potential of nuclear, chemical & biological weapons
-the existential threat of #ClimateChange -& many other threats to our shared security & well-being..."-@DrTedros#WHASpecial pic.twitter.com/QhcggHEjaoShow this threadShow this thread -
"I thank and congratulate all Member States for the spirit of solidarity and the inclusive process that has resulted in the agreed text of the resolution that is before you at this
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and the other members of the bureau of the Working Group on Strengthening WHO Preparedness, and 
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for their leadership in developing the resolution"-@DrTedros#WHASpecial#PandemicTreatyShow this thread - Show replies
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