Good morning, good afternoon and good evening.I am honoured to be joined by President Carlos Alvarado Quesada of Costa Rica and President Sebastián Piñera of Chile for today’s press briefing.
Researchers are working at breakneck speed both to understand the virus and also to develop potential vaccines, medicines and other technologies.
The Access to COVID-19 Accelerator is uniting efforts on many fronts to ensure we have safe, effective and affordable therapeutics and vaccines in the shortest time possible.
These tools provide additional hope of overcoming COVID-19, but they will not end the pandemic if we cannot ensure equitable access to them.