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it comes after tedros ghebreyesus, director—general of the world health organization, called on wednesday end of the year, pointing to the millions worldwide who have yet to receive a single dose. so why is this proving so controversial? with me is our reporter mark lobel. who is not happy. he wants the booster dose is delayed until the end of the year so that each country in the world can reach 40% of its population with vaccinations. the who does not like this third, boosted those, the emergency programme of health said describing the boost that there is that it was like giving extra life jackets to people who already have life jackets while leaving other people to drown without a single life jacket. the head of the who reiterating this delay that he wants to see. let's have a listen. we do not want to see widespread use of boosters for healthy people who are fully vaccinated. we don't want any more promises. we just want the vaccines. he is saying this now because countries like the uk arm weighing up whether to move ahead with this third dose. the who reasoning is that with two versus

it comes after tedros ghebreyesus, director—general of the world health organization, called on wednesdayjabs until the end of the year, pointing to the millions worldwide who have yet to receive a single dose. so why is this proving so controversial? with me is our reporter mark lobel. why is that the case? the reason the head of the world health organization is again appealing for rich countries to put off this third dose is because, as you say, he was the first dose is to be rolled out elsewhere. he made his first appeal, actually, last month on the head of the world health organization's health emergency programme length and handing out extra vaccines as handing out extra vaccines as handing out lifejackets to as extras while leaving others to drown without a single lifejacket, and this appeal matters now because many european countries, including the uk, are deciding whether to go ahead with these third doses. we do not want to see widespread use of business for healthy— widespread use of business for healthy people who are fully vaccinated. we don't want any more — vaccinated. we do

tedros adhanom ghebreyesus urged nations to cut take action against dirty air ahead of the cop26 u.n.climate summit in glasgow, scotland. >> there is nothing more essential for life than air, and yet because of air pollution, the simple act of breathing contributes to 7 million deaths a year. almost everyone around the world is exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution. amy: the who estimates air pollution accounts for one in eight deaths worldwide each year. on capitol hill, bipartisan talks on police reform have fallen apart. the house passed the george floyd justice in policing act in march, but democrats have since not been able to secure republican support to pass accompanying legislation in the senate. a major sticking point was over the use of qualified immunity, which shields police officers from lawsuits. in other policing news, a group of former and active black women officers in washington, d.c., filed a class action lawsuit against the metropolitan police department alleging racial and sexual discrimination. another new york city prisoner has died. 24-year-old stephan k

tedros adhanom ghebreyesus said wealthy nations should instead make limited vaccine supplies availableo poorer countries. >> we ha been calling for vaccine equity from the ginning. not after the richest company -- richescountries have been taking care of. i will not stasilent wn the companies and countries that control the sick -- that control the global supply of vaccines think the world should be satisfied with leftovers. amy: the biden administraon has repeatedly rejected the w.h.o.'s calls to halt booster shots until medical workers and other at-risk groups can be vaccinated in poorer countries. white house press secretary jen psaki spoke wednesday. >> our view is that this is a false choice, and the united states has donated and shared about 140 million doses with over 90 countries, more than all other countries combined. amy: on wednesday, u.n. officials said the covax initiative to bring vaccines to poor and middle-income nations was falling further behind its initial target of 2 billion doses this year. covax is now projecting about 1.4 billion doses delivered through december.

on tuesday, who director-general tedros adhanom ghebreyesus offered an apology to survivors. >> i am sorry. i am sorry for what was done to you a people who were employed by who to serve and protect you. i'm sorry for the ongoing suffering that this event must cause. i'm sorry that you have had to relive them in talking to the commission about your experiences. amy: in haiti, elections planned for november have been postponed until 2022 after prime minister ariel henry dismissed the electoral council amid the country's mounting political and humanitarian crises. meanwhile, the biden administration is continuing its mass expulsion of haitian asylum seekers, deporting over 4000 haitians in the past 10 days. in germany, berlin residents voted in a referendum to seize back some 240,000 apartments from corporate landlords in an effort to combat gentrification and soaring rents. the measure, though not binding, would see the municipal government buy back housing from powerful landlords or real estate companies that own more than 3000 units and turn the units into affordable public housing.

who director-general dr tedros adhanom ghebreyesus said tuesday vaccination rates on the african continentbelow the target for 70% of the population of all countries to be vaccinated by mid-2022. >> so far, just two countries in africa have reached the port percent target, the lowest of any region. as i said last week, that is not because african countries don't have the capacity or experience to roll out vaccines, it is because they have been left behind by the rest of the world. more than 5.7 billion doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of those have been administered in africa. this leaves people at high risk of diseases and deaths exposed to a deadly virus against which many other people around the world enjoy protection. amy: this comes as heads of state are set to attend the u.n. general sibley next week. on wednesday, president biden a host a virtual global covid-19 summit to "call on cheap of state, international organizations, business, philanthropic, nongovernmental leaders to come together to commit to ending the covid-19 pandemic." for more we're joined by two gue