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WHO chief urges wealthy countries to share doses before vaccinating kids

The director general of the World Health Organization on Friday called for rich countries to share doses with countries in need before moving ahead with plans to inoculate young people.

“I understand why some countries want to vaccinate their children and adolescents, but right now I urge them to reconsider and to instead donate vaccines to Covax,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a news conference, referring to a WHO-backed push to equitably distribute doses.  
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