WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the tsunami of Covid-19 cases is so huge and quick that it is overwhelming health systems around the world.
WHO Western Pacific regional director Dr Takeshi Kasai received a presentation at MOH’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) about Malaysia’s new Heightened Alert System.
WHO tells countries with high vaccine coverage of high-risk populations to share vaccines with COVAX before vaccinating children and teens who face low risk for severe disease.
Khairy will represent 37 countries in the Western Pacific region, including Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand in the 75th World Health Assembly.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, in delivering Malaysia’s statement at the WHO Western Pacific’s regional committee meeting, says Covid-19 vaccine inequity was “one of the greatest moral failings in humanity’s collective response to the pandemic”.
Both the World Health Organization and Our World In Data use Malaysia’s reported daily new Covid-19 deaths, including backlogged data, thus showing a misleading picture of Malaysia’s mortality trend that has actually been declining.
The World Health Organization (WHO) for the Western Pacific says more evidence is required to prove that vaccine efficacy decreases against severe illness before deciding on booster shots, due to limited global vaccine supply.
The risk of serious adverse reactions of vaccination is much lower than the risk of serious disease or even death as a result of infection with Covid-19.