U.S. calls for more efforts to reach global COVID vaccination target

The United States on Monday called on countries to intensify efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic during 2022, saying that current actions are not enough to achieve a goal of vaccinating 70 percent of the global population by September.While noting that the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus is receding in many places, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a virtual COVID-19 ministerial meeting, "We all know the reality that the pandemic is far from over.""The World Health Organization set the goal of vaccinating 70 percent of people in every country across ev…READ FULL ARTICLE