Some 76.3 percent of the world has not been fully vaccinated and only 1.3 percent of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose.
"We should not leave them unprotected, and it is not a large population. Before we start using vaccine to boost people with normal immune systems in high income countries we must provide vaccine to the 75 percent of the world's population that has not been vaccinated," Kim said.
"Supply remains an issue and if supply were not an issue, are we confident that countries can efficiently vaccinate their populations and measure the impact of vaccination? The World Health Organization has been critical of governments prioritizing booster vaccines instead of inoculating the whole world.
"Offering booster doses to a large proportion of a population when many have not yet received even a first dose undermines the principle of national and global equity. Prioritizing booster doses over speed and breadth in the initial dose coverage may also damage the prospects for global mitigation of the pandemic, with severe implications for the health, social and economic well-being of people globally," the statement read.
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