{"id":124301,"date":"2021-12-23T07:19:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T06:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=124301"},"modified":"2021-12-23T07:20:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T06:20:11","slug":"covid-killed-more-people-this-year-than-hiv-malaria-tuberculosis-combined-in-2020-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/23\/covid-killed-more-people-this-year-than-hiv-malaria-tuberculosis-combined-in-2020-who\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID killed more people this year than HIV, malaria, tuberculosis combined in 2020 &#8211; WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that more deaths were recorded from COVID in 2021 than for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed on Wednesday by WHO director-general, Tedros Ghebreyesus at a media<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0briefing on COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">According to him, despite the circumstances, 2021 gave the world many reasons to hope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cScience delivered that hope in the form of vaccines, which have undoubtedly saved many lives this year,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOn the other hand, there is no doubt that the inequitable sharing of those vaccines has cost many lives. 2021 was a year in which we lost 3.5 million people to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/21\/covid-19-kills-irans-ambassador-to-yemen\/\">COVID-19<\/a> \u2013 more deaths than from HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAnd still, COVID-19 continues to claim around 50 thousand lives every week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAs Omicron becomes the dominant variant in many countries, all of us need to take extra precautions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">He also said COVID vaccine booster programmes are likely to prolong the pandemic, rather than end it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Ghebreyesus said while some countries are rolling out booster shots, only half of WHO\u2019s member states have been able to reach the target of vaccinating 40 percent of their populations by the end of the year \u201cbecause of distortions in global supply\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">He said if the vaccines had been distributed equitably, the 40% target could have been reached in every country by September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe\u2019re encouraged that supply is improving. Today, #COVAX shipped its 800 millionth vaccine dose. Half of those doses have been shipped in the past three months,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOur projections show that supply should be sufficient to vaccinate the entire global adult population, and to give boosters to high-risk populations by the first quarter of 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHowever, only later in 2022 will supply be sufficient for extensive use of boosters in all adults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSo, I call once again on countries and manufacturers to prioritise #COVAX and AVAT, and to work together to support those who are furthest behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBlanket booster programmes are likely to prolong the COVID-19 pandemic, rather than ending it, by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread and mutate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cNo country can boost its way out of the pandemic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that more deaths were recorded from COVID in 2021 than for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined in 2020. 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