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Covid Vaccine Scheme For The Poorest Pushes For Delivery Slowdown: Report
Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest are pushing manufacturers,including Pfizer and Moderna, to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted.
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COVAX Targets 70% COVID-19 Immunization Coverage By Mid-2022
COVAX on Thursday set a target to achieve 70 per cent COVID-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022.
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Iraq Gets 1.2 Million Pfizer Covid Vaccine Doses Amid Fears Of 4th Wave
Iraq said Saturday it has received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine through the Covax sharing scheme, amid fears of a fourth wave in the country.
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World Bank To Finance Extra COVID-19 Vaccines For Poorer Nations
A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, the scheme announced Monday.
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India Has Been Offered 7.5 Million Doses Of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Through COVAX: WHO
The Government of India is holding discussions with COVID-19 manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer over several issues including indemnity waiver, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog said on Friday.
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COVAX Calls For Equal Recognition Of Covid Vaccines For Travel
Calling for "equal recognition of vaccines", COVAX on Thursday urged all governments to recognise as "fully vaccinated" those people who have received COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe by WHO.
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US Announces Plan To Allocate 55 Million Covid Vaccine Doses
The administration of US President Joe Biden on Monday announced its plan for the next tranche of 55 million Covid vaccine doses it plans to send to countries in need.
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When Will Covid Pandemic Really End? What Covax Says
On Jan. 23, 2020, the day the novel coronavirus forced the Chinese city of Wuhan into lockdown, two American doctors named Seth Berkley and Richard Hatchett met at the bar of the Hard Rock Hotel in Davos, Switzerland, to talk about vaccines.
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"...To Save Lives": US President Biden Unveils International Covid Vaccine Sharing Plan
US President Joe Biden unveiled his plan Thursday for the first of 80 million coronavirus vaccine doses being distributed globally, with 75 percent of shots disbursed via the Covax program.
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India's "Terrible" Covid Surge Led To Shortfall Of 190 Million Doses: COVAX Statement
The "terrible" surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX's vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year to the extent that there will be a shortfall of 190 million doses by the end of June, according to a statement.
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COVAX's Global Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency
Due to unprecedented Covid crisis in India, global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline workers, a top Biden administration official said.
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Covax Says Needs $2 Billion Additional Funding By June For Poor Countries
The Covax global vaccine-sharing programme said Thursday it needs $2.0 billion in additional funding by the beginning of June in order to boost coronavirus inoculation programmes in lower-income countries.
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Opinion: Get Ready For The Next Wave Of Covid Vaccines
There are more than 10 effective Covid-19 vaccines in use around the world, so it's easy to forget those still in development. That's a mistake. These candidates may be taking longer to arrive, but they're essential to the pandemic fight.
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Covax Signs Deal For 500 Million Moderna Covid Vaccine Doses
The Covax global vaccine equity programme has signed an advance purchase agreement with Moderna for 500 million doses of its Covid-19 jabs, the scheme's co-leaders Gavi announced Monday.
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Malaysia Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe, Will Be Used For People Over 60
Malaysian health authorities on Monday said the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca is safe for use, three days after the Southeast Asian nation received its first batch of the shots bought through the global COVAX facility.
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Covid Vaccine Scheme For The Poorest Pushes For Delivery Slowdown: Report
Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest are pushing manufacturers,including Pfizer and Moderna, to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted.
-
COVAX Targets 70% COVID-19 Immunization Coverage By Mid-2022
COVAX on Thursday set a target to achieve 70 per cent COVID-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022.
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Iraq Gets 1.2 Million Pfizer Covid Vaccine Doses Amid Fears Of 4th Wave
Iraq said Saturday it has received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine through the Covax sharing scheme, amid fears of a fourth wave in the country.
-
World Bank To Finance Extra COVID-19 Vaccines For Poorer Nations
A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, the scheme announced Monday.
-
India Has Been Offered 7.5 Million Doses Of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Through COVAX: WHO
The Government of India is holding discussions with COVID-19 manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer over several issues including indemnity waiver, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog said on Friday.
-
COVAX Calls For Equal Recognition Of Covid Vaccines For Travel
Calling for "equal recognition of vaccines", COVAX on Thursday urged all governments to recognise as "fully vaccinated" those people who have received COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe by WHO.
-
US Announces Plan To Allocate 55 Million Covid Vaccine Doses
The administration of US President Joe Biden on Monday announced its plan for the next tranche of 55 million Covid vaccine doses it plans to send to countries in need.
-
When Will Covid Pandemic Really End? What Covax Says
On Jan. 23, 2020, the day the novel coronavirus forced the Chinese city of Wuhan into lockdown, two American doctors named Seth Berkley and Richard Hatchett met at the bar of the Hard Rock Hotel in Davos, Switzerland, to talk about vaccines.
-
"...To Save Lives": US President Biden Unveils International Covid Vaccine Sharing Plan
US President Joe Biden unveiled his plan Thursday for the first of 80 million coronavirus vaccine doses being distributed globally, with 75 percent of shots disbursed via the Covax program.
-
India's "Terrible" Covid Surge Led To Shortfall Of 190 Million Doses: COVAX Statement
The "terrible" surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX's vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year to the extent that there will be a shortfall of 190 million doses by the end of June, according to a statement.
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COVAX's Global Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency
Due to unprecedented Covid crisis in India, global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline workers, a top Biden administration official said.
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Covax Says Needs $2 Billion Additional Funding By June For Poor Countries
The Covax global vaccine-sharing programme said Thursday it needs $2.0 billion in additional funding by the beginning of June in order to boost coronavirus inoculation programmes in lower-income countries.
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Opinion: Get Ready For The Next Wave Of Covid Vaccines
There are more than 10 effective Covid-19 vaccines in use around the world, so it's easy to forget those still in development. That's a mistake. These candidates may be taking longer to arrive, but they're essential to the pandemic fight.
-
Covax Signs Deal For 500 Million Moderna Covid Vaccine Doses
The Covax global vaccine equity programme has signed an advance purchase agreement with Moderna for 500 million doses of its Covid-19 jabs, the scheme's co-leaders Gavi announced Monday.
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Malaysia Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe, Will Be Used For People Over 60
Malaysian health authorities on Monday said the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca is safe for use, three days after the Southeast Asian nation received its first batch of the shots bought through the global COVAX facility.
