WHO says vaccine booster programs will prolong Covid crisis: ‘No country can boost its way out of the pandemic’

• • WHO officials criticized blanket Covid vaccine booster programs as poor countries struggle to obtain initial immunization shots.
  • The officials warned vaccine inequality could lead to the emergence of more mutant variants.
  • The comments from the WHO come as health officials in the U.S. promote vaccine booster shots amid a surge in Covid cases caused by the omicron strain.