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G-7 vows ‘equitable’ world vaccine access, but details scant
Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers promised Friday to immunize the world’s neediest people against the coronavirus by giving money, and precious vaccine doses, to a U.N.-backed vaccine distribution effort.
Covid-19 vaccine: 130 countries yet to administer a single dose
Almost 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, are yet to administer a single dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
Iran starts limited COVID vaccinations with Russian shots
Iran on Tuesday launched a coronavirus inoculation campaign among healthcare professionals with recently delivered Russian Sputnik V vaccines as the country struggles to stem the worst outbreak of the pandemic in the Middle East with its death toll nearing 59,000.
S. Korea expected to receive Pfizer vaccines in late Feb.-early March: PM
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Tuesday that South Korea is expected to receive new coronavirus vaccines from American pharmaceutical company Pfizer between late February and early March.
UN: 'Concerning news' vaccines may not work against variants
The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about whether or not existing vaccines will work, calling it “concerning news” that the vaccines developed so far may be less effective against the variant first detected in South Africa.
COVAX publishes 1st interim distribution forecast
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the World Health Organisation, as co-leads of the COVAX initiative for equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, alongside key delivery partner UNICEF, on Wednesday published COVAX’s first interim distribution forecast.
Bangladesh seeks vaccines for developing countries under COVAX
Bangladesh has urged the World Health Organisation (WHO), GAVI-the Vaccine Alliance, CEPI and the UNICEF to play a visible and effective role to ensure the supply of the Coronavirus vaccines under the COVAX facility to the developing countries, particularly the low and the middle-income countries, urgently.
COVAX announces new agreement, plans for first deliveries
COVAX, a global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for all countries, regardless of income level, has announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement with Pfizer for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has already received WHO emergency use listing.
WHO calls for equitable access to Covid vaccines
As Covid-19 cases spike in parts of Europe, Africa and the Americas, and new variants of the virus emerge in some countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for greater global collaboration in ending the pandemic.
UN chief calls for global coordinated effort to end pandemic
With more than two million lives now lost worldwide to Covid-19, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a global coordinated effort to end the pandemic and "save lives".