Pope Francis: Poor need priority access to vaccine

Pope Francis says world powers should guarantee access to a COVID-19 vaccine, with priority given to poorest.

" pandemic has shown a crude light on urgent need to promote public health and to realize everyone's right to basic health care," Francis said in his dress to United Nations General Assembly.

Francis stressed that crisis represents an opportunity for United Nations and ecomic institutions to "respond to rapid increase in inequality between super rich and permanently poor."

He also moted that U.N. was established to bring world toger. "let us use U.N. to transform our current challenge into an opportunity."