Roundup: IMF urges decisive gov't actions to ensure swift, extensive vaccine rollouts

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Decisive government actions are necessary to ensure swift and extensive vaccine rollout, protect the most vulnerable households and otherwise viable firms, and foster a durable and inclusive recovery, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday.

"The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating in many countries and uncertainty is unusually high," Vitor Gaspar, director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, and his three colleagues wrote in a blog, as the IMF released its Fiscal Monitor update.