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Monday 26 April, 2021
Please find enclosed the linkof the WHO Director-General's statement as well as other materials from the COVID-19 media briefing on 26 April:
- Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to intensify. Cases have now increased for the ninth straight week, and deaths have increased for the sixth straight week. Many countries are still experiencing intense transmission, and the situation in India is beyond heartbreaking. WHO is doing everything we can.
- Today marks the start of World Immunization Week. With the theme ‘Vaccines bring us closer’, World Immunization Week shows how vaccination connects us to the people, goals and moments that matter most – helping improve the health of everyone, everywhere throughout life.
- Today, we are launching a bold new plan. The Immunization Agenda 2030 is an ambitious new global strategy to maximize the lifesaving impact of vaccines over the next decade. If fully implemented, the Immunization Agenda 2030 could avert over 50 million deaths over the next decade.
- Science has always been at the heart of WHO’s work. Last year we decided to establish a WHO Science Council to provide advice on high-priority scientific issues that could have a direct impact on global health. The Council will hold its first meeting tomorrow.
Media briefing audio file (length 56 mins):
http://terrance.who.int/mediacentre/presser/WHO-AUDIO_Emergencies_Coronavirus_Press_Conference_26APR2021.mp3
News edit: (length: 04mins02)
https://who.canto.global/b/KQBPM
Media assets and information on COVID-19
https://who.canto.global/v/coronavirus
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