Tag: COVAX
WHO says COVAX delivered 20mn vaccine doses in its 1st week
The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that COVAX, the international program set up to get coronavirus vaccines to...
Rich nations hoarding 1bn more COVID-19 vaccines than needed; Report
An analysis report published by the anti-poverty advocacy group ONE Campaign has revealed an alarming trend of massive COVID-19 vaccine hoarding carried out by...
WHO recommends Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine for adults above 18 years
A World Health Organization (WHO) panel recommended the COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford university, developed in collaboration with drugmaker AstraZeneca, for all adults over 18,...
Vaccine Nationalism will only extend COVID-19; WHO Director-General
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that 'vaccine nationalism', where countries roll out vaccines only for their own citizens, will...
COVID-19 vaccination drives in India, China to stretch till late 2022;...
A recent study has revealed that COVID-19 vaccination programs in China and India could stretch till late 2022 due to the higher population. The report...
Pfizer-BioNTech to supply vaccine to COVAX scheme: Sources
Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to be part of the World Health Organization (WHO) co-led the COVAX vaccine access scheme by supplying their COVID-19...
The end of the pandemic is in sight: WHO Chief
As the WHO-led COVAX initiative prepares to supply close to two billion doses of existing and candidate COVID-19 vaccines for use worldwide, WHO Director-General...
Saudi Arabia to deliver free COVID-19 vaccine for citizens and residents
The Saudi Ministry of Health is targeting to make the coronavirus vaccine available free to at least 70 percent of the Kingdom’s citizens and...
