Statement on the 9th meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee on #COVID19. 👉 bit.ly/3Bs2mh3
The Emergency Committee agreed that #COVID19 remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. @DrTedros accepted the advice of the Committee & issued the Committee’s advice to States Parties as Temporary Recommendations under the IHR. 👉 bit.ly/3Bs2mh3
The Committee made modification and extensions to existing recommendations including: 🔷 vaccinating 40% of people in all countries by year end 🔷 following a risk-based approach to gatherings and international travel 🆕 increasing access to WHO recommended therapeutics
@WHO @DrTedros If COVID-19 continues to be a public health emergency of international concern, we hope that all closed eyes will not fall asleep against the approval of "Covaxin" and that the approval process will be expedited. @MoHFW_INDIA