A panel of global health experts met on Thursday (May 4) to decide if COVID-19 is still an emergency under the World Health Organization's (WHO) rules, with a final decision expected in the coming days.
This includes keeping the level of political will and international coordination seen in the global push to make available new products like the vaccines., which reinforces the need for continued vigilance against the virus.decide if COVID-19 is still an emergency
“You keep the political will, you keep the international coordination, and it also enables mechanisms like the use of Emergency Use Listing and Emergency Use Authorization for vaccines,” she told CNA’s World Tonight on Friday . Dr Ben Cowling, chair professor of epidemiology at the University of Hong Kong’s School of Public Health, said that while the world is no longer in a state of emergency like earlier in the pandemic, it is still “not yet the right time to sound all clear”.
However, staying vigilant means maintaining the systems established during the pandemic, such as making sure new variants are detected early and ensuring the capability to rapidly ramp up responses when necessary.
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