UNGA President: Vaccine inequity will prolong pandemic

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President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Abdulla Shahid warned on Wednesday that continued global disparities in vaccine access will needlessly prolong the COVID-19 pandemic.  He made the remark in his briefing on the priorities for the resumed part of the 76th session.  Shahid, the Maldivian Foreign Minister, said the surest way to end the pandemic was to ensure vaccine equity.  “The surest