People most at risk should be given priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine, the chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday.<br /><br />Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said that the WHO will not give endorsement until the Covid-19 vaccine is proven to be safe. <br /><br />He added that vaccinating essential workers will take priority in the initial stages when supply will be limited.<br /><br />The remarks come after WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan announced that the vaccine would not be expected until the second half of 2021.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
