WHO recommends vaccinating as soon as possible

The World Health Organization recommends moving forward as quickly as possible with vaccinations against the coronavirus, said Catherine O’Brien, Director of the WHO Department of Immunization and Vaccines, at a video hearing before a committee of the European Parliament.

“On the question of whether testing is necessary before vaccination. WHO has been clear about this – there is no such recommendation. The need or requirement for people to be tested before vaccination simply creates a new barrier for them. Not necessarily everyone who has been infected will have a long-term immunity after that. The advice is to move forward as quickly as possible with vaccination, starting with high-risk groups, “RIA Novosti quotes O’Brien as saying.