WHO warns of looming COVID-19 syringe shortage

November 10, 2021

WHO said if there were not enough vaccine syringes, routine jabs such as against measles, mumps and rubella may have to be foregone.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that another challenge was looming in the effort to vaccinate the planet, which is a shortage of syringes. According to the organisation, there could be a shortfall of 1 to 2 billion syringes by 2022, WHO specialist Lisa Hedman said on Tuesday in Gen

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