WHO names challenges for COVID vaccination campaign in Europe

European countries are facing insufficient production of CORONAVIRUS vaccines, and the number of deaths from covid-19 is also expected to rise in the region . This was announced at a briefing by the DIRECTOR of the European Bureau of the World HEALTH Organization Hans Kluge. The broadcast was hosted by REUTERS.

“We are still facing the problem of insufficient production, insufficient access and insufficient acceptance of vaccines,” Kluge said.

Vaccination rates have dropped by 14% in the past six weeks, he said. He called the reasons for the lack of access to drugs in some countries and the rejection of the vaccination campaign in others.

According to Kluge, against this background, an increase in the number of deaths was recorded. “We recorded an 11% increase in the number of deaths in the region last week – according to reliable forecasts, it is expected that there will be another 236,000 deaths in Europe by December 1,” Kluge said.