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Global vax program COVAX low on funds, seeks $5.2B
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Medical Buyer | 20/01/2022 04:36 PM | Click to read full article
The UN-backed programme known as COVAX has delivered just over 1 billion doses since shipments started nearly a year ago, as against their goal to deliver 2 billion doses by 2021.
COVAX's lack of cash when vaccine deals were being made gave it a late start, and most of the world's vaccine doses have gone to wealthy nations that locked-in contracts.