Iraq is joining a global alliance to procure future COVID-19 vaccines — a longer-term measure to combat a pandemic that is likely to worsen in the meantime. “I don’t expect the vaccine to be there before the end of 2020, maybe even early 2021 — let’s hope and see,” said World Health Organization (WHO) Iraq Representative Dr. Adham Ismail, adding Iraq’s caseload is expected to spike this winter. “We are now talking about getting ready for a second wave without the presence of any vaccine,” Ismail said. “We are facing the winter with nothing but preventative measures, and this is what we […]