UN chief says pandemic remains ‘out of control

“We need to massively expand new and existing tools that can respond to new cases and provide vital treatment to suppress transmission and save lives, especially over the next 12 months.”

Guterres added that for a vaccine to be effective, it must be seen as a global public good, “because COVID-19 respects no borders.”

Any vaccine should be affordable and widely available to all — “a people’s vaccine.”

People across the globe also need to be willing to take it, he said, expressing concerns about the “proliferation of misinformation about a future vaccine.”

“This is fueling vaccine hesitancy and igniting wild conspiracy theories,” he added.