The World Health Organization's head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on Wednesday for a
until at least the end of September, saying it was unacceptable for rich countries to use more of the global vaccine supply.
"We want to provide the vulnerable groups in Germany with a precautionary third vaccination and at the same time support the vaccination of as many people in the world as possible," the ministry said. BERLIN: Germany plans to give vulnerable people a COVID-19 vaccine booster in September, the Health Ministry said on Thursday , ignoring a World Health Organization appeal to refrain from giving third doses while poor countries remain unvaccinated.
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