WHO: World Unprepared For COVID Surges As Vaccine Rates Decline

By Jessica Karins / August 8, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Governments globally are unprepared for a global surge of COVID-19 that is likely to put millions of people at risk, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which also stated that vaccination continues to be the most effective way of controlling the virus. The warning comes as the United Sates plans for the rollout of an updated fall strain of COVID-19 vaccines targeting the KP.2 subvariant of the JN.1 virus lineage after making a switch from recommending manufacturers target the...


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