WHO: Vaccines Are Not The Main Solution To Facing The COVID-19 Pandemic

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

JAKARTA - Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus again revealed that vaccines are not the main solution to stop the COVID-19 pandemic. This was revealed by Tedros in line with the soaring cases of COVID-19, which has now reached 54 million people with 1.3 million deaths on Monday, November 16.

"The vaccine will complement the other tools we have, not replace it. The vaccine itself will not end the pandemic," Tedros was quoted as saying by Channel News Asia.

Even so, Tedros still encouraged the presence of a vaccine. Especially for health workers, the elderly, and those who have a high risk of contracting COVID-19. According to Tedros, they are prioritized in order to reduce the death rate and allow the health system to fight the spread of this new corona virus.

However, Tedros still reminded countries in the world to remain vigilant. "Vaccination efforts will still leave the virus with plenty of room to move. Surveillance needs to be continued, people still need to be tested, isolated and treated, contacts still need to be traced," said Tedros. "And individuals will still need to be cared for."

Previously, the number of COVID-19 transmission on Saturday had broken the highest daily record. WHO shows that daily transmission of COVID-19 has reached 660,905 cases. This figure beat the previous record on November 7, which was 614,013 daily cases of COVID-19.