The World Health Organization’s (WHO) European director Hans Kluge warned about a “rethink” on international travel while adding that despite the fragile COVID-19 situation authorized vaccines work against the virus variants. “All COVID-19 virus variants that have emerged so far do respond to the available, approved vaccines,” Kluge said while asserting that social distancing norms should be continued to be followed. Britain on Wednesday reported 2,696 COVID-19 cases and three deaths taking the total number of cases to 4.4 million including over 127, 690 deaths. “Vaccines may be a light at the end of the tunnel, but we cannot be blinded by that light,” Kluge said. According to reports, 60 percent of the US adult population has now been vaccinated including over 600,000 in the age group of 12-15 after the authorities allowed vaccination for teenagers.
