COVID-19 vaccine scheme for poorest has $US2.6 billion left to spend as pandemic recedes
London, UKReuters Several billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support vaccine manufacturing in Africa, the scheme’s partners said. The COVAX initiative, run by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization, and the Coalition for Epidemic […]
Global groups propose pandemic plan costing $US10 billion a year
Chicago, US Reuters It will take $US15 billion in grants this year and another $US10 billion annually after that to establish and maintain an adequate toolkit to respond to COVID-19 and address future pandemic threats, according to four organisations focused on global health and the economy. The estimate is laid out in “A Global Strategy […]
Global officials urge rich countries to donate excess COVID-19 vaccines, money to help end pandemic
Geneva, Switzerland/New York City, USReuters Top UN, financial and vaccine officials on Thursday urged rich countries to donate excess COVID-19 vaccine doses to a program supplying lower income countries in a bid to end the pandemic and get the global economy back on track. At an event organised by the GAVI Vaccine Alliance to boost […]
COVAX allocates first tranche of 330 million vaccine doses to poor countries
Geneva, Switzerland/London, UKReuters The COVAX vaccine-sharing facility has allocated at least 330 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for poorer countries and will aim to deliver these and many millions more in the first half of 2021, agencies leading the scheme said on Wednesday. Publishing an interim distribution plan, the COVAX Facility said distribution would cover […]
Gates Foundation adds $US70 million more funding for COVID vaccines for poor
London, UKReuters The Gates Foundation added another $US70 million of funding on Thursday to global efforts to develop and distribute vaccines and treatments against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it hoped other international donors would now also pledge more. An extra $US50 million will go to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment led by the GAVI vaccine […]