Germany to give away 1.3 billion leftover AstraZeneca doses: Health Minister
Aug 05, 2021, at 01:05 am
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: Germany will hand over 1.3 billion AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the COVAX shot-sharing mechanism, Health Minister Jens Spahn said.
South Asia to get 16 million doses of US vaccine allocations through COVAX
Jun 22, 2021, at 09:14 pm
South Asian countries will get to share 16 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines that President Joe Biden is earmarking for Asia in the latest donations to COVAX, the international outfit for vaccine distribution to developing countries, according to the White House. India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives and Bhutan are among the 18 Asian countries that will share the 16 million doses allocated through COVAX in the Monday announcement.
UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Jun 05, 2021, at 03:57 pm
New York: Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent have reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have yet to receive a shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
COVID-19: UN chief calls for G20 vaccine task force, in 'war' against the virus
May 22, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s richest economies to take a central role in ending the COVID-19 pandemic by stepping up support for vaccines for all people, everywhere.
COVID-19 vaccination drive in Africa hampered by shortages, financing issues - WHO
May 21, 2021, at 07:39 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Africa's rollout of coronavirus vaccines is being undermined by supply shortages and financial difficulties, the African regional office of the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
May 07, 2021, at 05:10 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said the commitment announced by the United States administration to lift vaccine patent protections to help boost global supply, was a “monumental moment” in the battle to end the deadly pandemic.
COVID-19 lays bare social inequality says UN chief, as COVAX doses top 36 million
Apr 06, 2021, at 05:47 pm
New York: The COVID crisis "has revealed how unequal our societies are” said the UN chief in his message for World Health Day released on Monday.
International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries
Mar 27, 2021, at 10:30 pm
New York: "COVAX works” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, informing journalists that the UN-backed vaccine initiative has distributed more than 32 million vaccines to 61 countries in just one month.
Iran to start mass inoculation of its population with homegrown COVID vaccine in May
Mar 10, 2021, at 12:37 am
Tehran/Sputnik: Iran will launch the mass inoculation of its citizens against the Coronavirus using domestically-developed Coviran vaccine in May, the Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing Mohammad Mokhber, the President of Execution of Imam Khomeini's Orders (EIKO).
Equitable vaccine delivery plan needs more support to succeed: COVAX partners
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:04 pm
New York: The equitable coronavirus vaccine delivery initiative COVAX that has delivered its first doses to West Africa and Latin America in the past few days, is a credit to international solidarity, but potential obstacles must be overcome if a fully global rollout is to be achieved, UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.
Côte d'Ivoire takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment, in further boost for Africa
Feb 27, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New York: Côte d'Ivoire received 504,000 doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine on Friday making it the second African nation in a week to benefit from the first shipments of shots from the UN-backed global COVAX initiative, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
Ghana becomes first country to get free coronavirus vaccines through COVAX scheme
Feb 24, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Geneva/Sputnik: Ghana became the first country on Wednesday to receive a batch of free anti-coronavirus vaccine doses through the COVAX initiative, a shot-sharing scheme behind the inoculation drive in poorer countries.
Prioritize vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges health chief Tedros
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:23 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on manufacturers to prioritize contracts with the UN-led equitable vaccines initiative, COVAX, declaring that it’s “not a matter of charity, it’s a matter of epidemiology”.
Scientists optimistic about COVID-19 vaccines for all
Dec 05, 2020, at 04:01 pm
New York: Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people everywhere will have access to safe and effective treatments against a disease which has disrupted the entire planet.
India can be part of COVAX global vaccine allocation plan: WHO
Sep 08, 2020, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is in talks with India about the Asian country's joining the 'COVAX' global vaccine allocation plan, media reports said on Monday.