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Vaccines give people ‘false sense of security’, WHO says

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

25 November 2021 12:55 (UTC +04:00)

The World Health Organization has issued a warning in the lead-up to Christmas, saying social mixing is back at pre-pandemic levels and threatens to spread the virus in the run-up to the holidays, APA reports citing The Guardian.

“We are concerned about a false sense of security that vaccines have ended the pandemic, and that people who are vaccinated do not need to take any other precautions,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

“Vaccines save lives, but they do not fully prevent transmission.”

Last week, more than 60% of all reported cases and deaths from Covid-19 globally were in Europe, Tedros told a news conference.

WHO emergency director Mike Ryan added: “We are back to pre-pandemic levels of social mixing (in Europe)... even in the midst of very strong resurgence in cases and even in the midst of some of those countries under high pressure in health systems.”