GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS DEATHS NEAR 1 MILLION: Officials from the World Health Organization hold a press briefing on the latest developments in the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. As the number of global deaths inches towards a staggering 1 million, WHO officials said Friday that doubling that amount wouldn’t be ‘impossible’ if there is not global cooperation in developing and distributing a vaccine. ‘If we look at losing 1 million people in 9 months and then we just look at the realities of getting vaccines out there in the next 9 months, it’s a big task for everyone involved,’ said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s health emergencies program. ‘The real question is— are we prepared, collectively, to do what it takes to avoid that number?’ As of Friday, 159 countries have joined the UN-led COVID-19 vaccine initiative, or COVAX, though the Trump administration has said the United States will not be participating.
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