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COVAX was designed as a means to guarantee a more equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, yet this goal remains in jeopardy as the richest countries carry out a vaccine hoard.
The COVAX mechanism has reached over 100 economies in the past six weeks and delivered 38 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
COVAX was designed as a means to guarantee a more equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, yet this goal remains in jeopardy as the wealthiest countries carry out a vaccine hoard.
RT @unfoundation: ��MAJOR MILESTONE ACHIEVED: In less than 50 days, #COVAX has delivered #COVID19 vaccines to 100+ countries.
On April 7, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced that "the vast majority of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered have been in a few wealthy countries or those producing vaccines. Such inequities are immoral and dangerous for our health, our economies, and our societies."
The WHO expects to deliver 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 alone to immunize at least 20 percent of participant countries' populations.
#FromTheSouth News Bits | China will produce 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for developing nations which will be distributed through the global COVAX initiative. pic.twitter.com/pPXRLjTyr4