WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in his opening remarks at a press conference on December 2 that 90% of the world's population now has some degree of immunity to the new coronavirus, but we are not there yet. The step that can declare the end of the emergency phase of the epidemic.
Russian Satellite Network quoted Tan Desai on the 3rd as saying: "According to WHO estimates, at least 90% of the world's population currently has a certain degree of immunity to the new coronavirus due to previous infection or vaccination."
"We are getting closer to saying that the emergency phase of the epidemic is over, but we are not there yet," he told the media.
Laxity in surveillance, testing, genetic sequencing and vaccination continues to create the perfect conditions for the emergence of new high-concern variants that could cause significant mortality, Tedros said.
WHO continues to urge all countries to adopt a risk-based approach that protects both public health and human rights, he said.
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