Risk Assessment Report – 17 july 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 17 july 2020
Rapid Risk Assessment
July 17, 2020
Risk Assessment Report – 17 july 2020
Time Period Covered July 17, 2020 - July 17, 2020
- Worldwide, there have been over 13.7 million cases, and over 585,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19. As the global economy gradually recovers from an unprecedented decline, the IMF expects that a second wave of infections will cause more economic disruptions and increase the numbers of poor and unemployed. As the focus of health care shifts to COVID-19, the WHO and UNICEF also warn of widespread disruptions to global immunization programs for children. About 75% of 82 countries surveyed in May reported disrupted vaccination campaigns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, exposing children to increased risk of vaccine-preventable diseases. Such disruptions are largely due to the low supply of personal protective equipment for health care workers, travel restrictions, and low availability of health care workers
- 75 countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through joining the COVAX Facility, a mechanism designed to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. The goal of COVAX is to deliver two billion doses of safe, effective vaccines that have passed regulatory approval and/or WHO prequalification
- WHO and UNICEF have warned of a decline in vaccinations, due to disruptions in delivery caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore noted that “COVID-19 has made previously routine vaccination a daunting challenge” and stressed that further impact on vaccine coverage needs to be avoided, otherwise there is a risk of exchanging one crisis for another (WHO Situation Report 178)
Risk Assessment Report – 17 july 2020