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In an analysis, the Lancet COVID-19 Commission has called for three urgent actions in the COVID-19 response."First, all regions with high rates of new COVID-19 cases, including the USA and the European Union (EU), should intensify measures to minimise community transmission and deploy COVID-19 vaccines rapidly," read the Lancet medical journal in its latest publication.Second, governments should urgently and fully fund WHO and the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, including COVAX.Third, the G20 countries should empower the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and multilateral development banks to increase the scale of financing and debt relief. Success on all three priorities--containment of transmission, rapid vaccination, and emergency finance--will require improved global cooperation, it said.These Covid-19 appropriate actions have been called in view of high rates of community transmission of more than (>100 new COVID-19 cases per million per day) in the USA, Europe, South Africa, and other countries which show the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2, for example, UK and South Africa. Additionally variants are emerging in California, USA and in Brazil. New lineages are increasing transmission of infection and raising risks in regions that have been less affected by COVID-19, including in sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, acquired immunity from earlier COVID-19 infections might be less protective against reinfection with some of the new SARS-CoV-2 variants. Mutant lineages might also reduce the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and require adapted vaccines or boosters."*The medical journal also pointed out that at least half of the world's population lacks access to essential health services. Thus, strengthening community-based and gender-responsive health systems will be essential to implement inclusive and comprehensive COVID-19 immunisation campaigns.""It also indicated that strong health systems that incorporate universal health coverage and community-based health workers are vital in the response to COVID-19," the journal said.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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