World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said it was now down to manufacturers and rich countries to deliver pledged COVID-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries to ease global health inequalities. Tedros also called for an extension of the moratorium on booster shots beyond its original September deadline, a move meant to leave more doses available for people in countries with poor access to vaccines.
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