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WHO again pleads to close growing global COVID-19 vaccine gap

WHO Director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO Director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Source: Getty Images

he World Health Organisation is appealing to nations offering third COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to first consider countries struggling to administer their first doses.


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By Sofija Petrovic

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he World Health Organisation is appealing to nations offering third COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to first consider countries struggling to administer their first doses.


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