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ANO un covid vakcīna
Another UN official said there were several aspects of the vaccine’s availability concerning diplomats and UN personnel: the responsibility of the host country, the US, to diplomats and UN personnel there and to UN staff overseas who may need help in obtaining vaccines. (President Putin of Russia offered in September its new SputnikV coronavirus vaccine free to UN personnel in New York City, but so far, the UN has not taken up the offer.)
On Dec. 18, the deputy UN spokesperson, Farhan Haq, elaborated on the possibility of vaccines for UN personnel, saying it is “in touch with local authorities, including city authorities and state authorities, and we’ll see what we can do once there is a vaccine available.” He added: “In major UN duty stations, we expect that UN staff and their dependents will rely on national vaccination programmes and adhere to established prioritisation policies in each nation. We’re in the planning stages of this, but in places where it’s not possible for staff and their dependents to obtain the vaccine through national programmes, we will endeavour to make the vaccine available.” |