Wed, June 29, 2022
Published: Dec 01, 2021
"Everyone, everywhere, must have access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatment," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, asking for support for the ACT-accelerator and the COVAX facility.
Published: Oct 09, 2021
NEW DELHI - With the Covid-19 situation in India improving rapidly, there is wide expectation that it would soon resume export of vaccines.
Published: Sep 15, 2021
COVAX has also faced several challenges which, according to the WHO, were triggered by manufacturers prioritizing bilateral deals and many high-income countries tying up the global supply of vaccines.
Published: Sep 10, 2021
China will donate 100 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries within this year on top of a donation of 100 million U.S. dollars to COVAX, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
Published: Aug 12, 2021
While ensuring that the countrys own vaccine dose stockpile remains in size, the U.S. administration should "begin immediate export of vaccine doses -- within one week -- to COVAX or through other international distribution mechanisms -- of at least 10 million doses per week," U.S. experts and scientists wrote in a letter to the White House.
Published: Jul 26, 2021
In a move to explain why Thailand did not join the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) alliance initially, Public Health Minister said the government had made the right decision.
Published: Jul 13, 2021
Gavi announced in a press release that it had signed advance purchase agreements with Sinopharm for its "BBIBP-CorV" inactivated virus vaccine and with Sinovac for its inactivated virus vaccine "CoronaVac".
Published: Jun 23, 2021
A string of nations across Africa, Asia and other regions have run out of Covid-19 vaccines or are on the brink of doing so, months after receiving first shipments from a global program meant to equitably distribute the lifesaving shots.
Published: Jun 03, 2021
TOKYO -About US$2.4 billion (S$3.2 billion) and 54 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines were pledged by some 40 world and business leaders on Wednesday (June 2) to the Covax facility, which will give lower-income countries a better shot at protecting themselves.
Published: May 30, 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified that Thailand has entered into an agreement on exchange of vaccines, which was different from joining the Covax Facility.
Published: May 21, 2021
North Korea is reportedly refusing to cooperate with monitoring by the UN-backed vaccine-sharing program COVAX, which could further delay the supply of vaccines.
Published: Feb 25, 2021
ABUJA, Nigeria - Ghana became the first country to receive a shipment of coronavirus vaccines from a global effort to equitably distribute doses after a plane landed Wednesday with 600,000 AstraZeneca shots.