'No guarantee' any coronavirus vaccine in development would work, warns WHO chief

While nations across globe have continued to boost ir scientific research to develop a safe and reliable COVID-19 vaccine, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros ham Ghebreyesus on Tuesday warned that y have “ guarantee” that any vaccine that is currently in development would work against dely disease caused by vel coronavirus. While ting that a greater number of candidates in testing would increase ir chance, Tedros informed that re are at least 200 such potential vaccines in different phases of testing. However, he ted that history of vaccine development has revealed that “some will fail and some will succeed”. 

“We have guarantee that any vaccine in development will work. more candidates we test, higher chance we will have for a safe and efficacious vaccine,” WHO chief said during a virtual press briefing.

 “Almost 200 vaccine for Covid-19 are currently in clinical and preclinical testing. history of vaccine development tells us some will fail and some will succeed,” Tedros ded.

Re - WHO Chief Says World Was ‘woefully’ Underprepared For COVID-19 Pandemic

Re - WHO Chief Scientist, Dr Soumya Swaminathan Says Trial Suspension Is A 'wake Up Call'

51% of promised COVID-19 vaccine doses acquired

As race for acquiring potential doses of vaccine has grown more intense, a recent report by an international anti-poverty nprofit Oxfam revealed earlier that rich nations including United States, UK and Japan that represent only 13 per cent of world’s population have alrey acquired 51 per cent of promised doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidates. 

Before health and finance ministers of G20 countries met to discuss COVID-19 pandemic, nprofit organisation h alerted on situation based on agreements struck between rich nations with five leing vaccine candidates that are currently in final st of clinical trials according to data collected by Airfinity. Moreover, it also found out that most companies do t have ability to make eugh COVID-19 vaccine does for all people who require same. 

Re - 'This Is t Last Pandemic': WHO Chief Urges Countries To Be Prepared For Ar

Re - COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution t Before Mid 2021, Says WHO Chief Scientist Swaminathan

Im: AP