The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that a safe and effective vaccine would be needed to fully halt the spread of Covid-19, which has killed more than 114,000 people worldwide.
"Our global connectedness means the risk of re-introduction and resurgence of Covid-19 will continue," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva, stressing that "ultimately, the development and delivery of a safe and effective vaccine will be needed to fully interrupt transmission."
The novel virus has so far infected 1,912,378 worldwide and killed 118,683, while 441,232 have beaten it.