WHO secures 40 million COVID-19 doses for poorer nations, announces chief Tedros

As global COVID-19 infections are nearing a grim milestone of 100 million cases, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros ham Ghebreyesus has said that his ncy’s COVAX scheme has reached an agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech for 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccine for poorer countries. Furr, assuming WHO clearances, he informed that 150 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered in first quarter of 2021 under COVAX assuming WHO safety clearances. 

WHO chief said, “That’s why today I’m gl to anunce that COVAX has signed an agreement with Pfizer/BioNTech for up to 40 million doses of its vaccine. ditionally, pending WHO emergency use listing, we expect almost 150 million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine to be available for distribution by COVAX in first quarter of this year.”

WHO secretary-general also said that both anuncements toger mean that under COVAX initiative vaccinations will begin delivering in February if UN health ncy can finalise a supply agreement for COVID-19 vaccine me by Pfizer-BioNTech along with emergency use listing for AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine candidate. By end of this year, WHO-backed COVAX initiative, he said, is on track to deliver at least two billion doses. 

He said, “COVAX is on track to deliver 2 billion doses by end of this year. This agreement also opens door for countries who are willing to share doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to donate m to COVAX and support rapid rollout.”

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