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COVAX Delivers its First Vaccine Shots with Shipment to Ghana Opens in a new window)
The delivery comes eight months after the launch of the COVAX initiative, aimed at pooling funds from wealthier countries and non-profits to distribute vaccines equitably around the world. -
Facing the Crisis of Drug-Resistant Germs
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Access to Heart Drugs Improves in Middle-Income Countries, but Still Lags Compared to Wealthy Nations Opens in a new window)
Middle-income countries have gained greater access to a variety of needed cardiovascular medicines, but remain unable to close the gap with wealthy nations.Comments
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India Sends First Vaccine Doses to Africa Under WHO's COVAX Programme Opens in a new window)
India, the world’s biggest maker of vaccines, has shipped over 17 million vaccine doses to more than two dozen countries - including around 6 million as gifts to partners such as Bangladesh and Nepal.Comments
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New Pledges Boost COVAX, but Critics say More is Needed to Ensure Global Vaccine Access Opens in a new window)
The sudden rush of announcements was in stark contrast to increasing concerns that COVAX was faltering.Comments
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Guinea Starts Ebola Vaccine Campaign as Cases Emerge Opens in a new window)
Guinea has recorded four confirmed and four probable cases, including five deaths, in the first resurgence of Ebola since the 2013-2016 outbreak that killed 11,300 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.Comments
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UNICEF Sends Syringes to Maldives, Ivory Coast, for COVAX Vaccine Rollout Opens in a new window)
The COVAX facility - co-led by the World Health Organization, the GAVI vaccine alliance and others - earlier this month allocated around 330 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for poorer countries.Comments
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South Africa Says J&J, Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Those for 'Immediate Use' Opens in a new window)
The country started rolling out the J&J vaccine in a research study targeting healthcare workers last week and hopes to receive Pfizer doses in the coming months.Comments
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Rich Countries on Track to Stockpile At Least 1 Billion Surplus C19 Vaccines
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t end with a vaccine. It ends when everyone can get one.Comments
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What the Vaccine Debacle Tells Us About Predatory Capitalism Opens in a new window)
The botched COVID-19 vaccination campaign is a great illustration of why our current capitalist system does not work.Comments
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EU Doubles Contribution to COVAX with over $600 Million in New Funding Opens in a new window)
The contribution consists of a 300 million euro grant and 200 million euros in guarantees by the European Fund for Sustainable Development plus (EFSD+) that will back a loan by the European Investment Bank.Comments
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African Union says Russia Offers 300 Million Doses of Sputnik V Vaccine Opens in a new window)
The 55-member AU hopes to see 60% of the continent’s 1.3 billion people immunised over roughly the next three years.Comments
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Ahead of G7, Macron Urges US and Europe to Allocate Vaccines to Poor Nations
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday for the US and European nations to allocate up to 5% of current vaccine supplies to developing countries.Comments
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Biden to Debut at G7 with Vaccines, Economy and China in Focus
Joe Biden will attend his first meeting as U.S. president with Group of Seven leaders on Friday to discuss plans to defeat the novel coronavirus, reopen the battered world economy and counter the challenge posed by China.Comments
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South Africa Leads Backlash Against Big Pharma Over Covid Vaccine Access Opens in a new window)
Pressure mounts for patent waivers to allow poorer countries to develop their own manufacturing capacity to boost availability.Comments
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