{"id":55053,"date":"2021-12-10T10:24:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T09:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=55053"},"modified":"2021-12-10T10:17:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T09:17:26","slug":"rich-countries-may-start-hoarding-vaccines-again-who-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/rich-countries-may-start-hoarding-vaccines-again-who-warns","title":{"rendered":"Rich countries may start hoarding vaccines again \u2013 WHO warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that wealthy countries may start hoarding COVID-19 vaccines again, threatening global supplies as they seek to keep up stocks to fight the new Omicron coronavirus variant.<\/p>\n<p>The comments were made Thursday, December 10, by the agency\u2019s vaccine director, Kate O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n<p>The WHO and vaccine charity, GAVI run an international dose-sharing programme with rich countries but with the new variant, supplies to poor nations could reduce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to make sure that it [higher shipments] continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we head into whatever the Omicron situation is going to be, there is risk that the global supply is again going to revert to high-income countries hoarding vaccines\u201d as they seek to protect their ability to inoculate their citizens,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that wealthy countries may start hoarding COVID-19 vaccines again, threatening global supplies as they seek to keep up stocks to fight the new Omicron coronavirus variant. The comments were made Thursday, December 10, by the agency\u2019s vaccine director, Kate O\u2019Brien. 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