WHO chief stresses vaccine plan benefits

The World Health Organization's director-general said on Monday its COVAX plan, the global program for the fair distribution of future vaccines, would ensure priority goes to those most at risk.

Speaking at a WHO news conference on Monday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "The overarching goal of the COVAX Facility is to ensure that all countries have access to vaccines at the same time, and that priority is given to those most at risk, including health workers, older people and others at the highest risk."

Tedros said that the plan will help bring the pandemic under control and stressed that the race for a vaccine is a global effort and not a contest that only the rich can win.