WHO says more than 170 countries joined COVAX vaccine facility

SWITZERLAND, 17 September 2020 (TON): Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , Director General World Health Organisation  said in a statement that more than 170 countries have joined the World Health Organisation’s COVAX global vaccine plan to help buy and distribute immunisation shots for COVID-19 fairly around the world.  The deadline ends on Friday to join the facility.

The WHO and the GAVI vaccine alliance are leading the COVAX facility, which aims to procure and deliver 2 billion doses of approved vaccines by the end of 2021.

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