CORONAVIRUS: AFRICA WILL NOT BE TESTING GROUND FOR VACCINE, SAYS WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as ‘racist’ the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa. “Africa can’t and won’t be a testing ground for any vaccine”, said Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The doctors’ remarks during a TV debate sparked outrage, and they were accused of treating Africans like “human guinea pigs”.
Disponível em: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52192184. Acesso em: 6 abr. 2020.
When asked about the doctors’ suggestion during the WHO’s coronavirus briefing, Dr Tedros became visibly angry, calling it a hangover from the “colonial mentality.”
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