Global groups propose pandemic plan costing $US10 billion a year
Chicago, US Reuters It will take $US15 billion in grants this year and another $US10 billion annually after that to establish and maintain an adequate toolkit to respond to COVID-19 and address future pandemic threats, according to four organisations focused on global health and the economy. The estimate is laid out in “A Global Strategy […]
Global officials urge rich countries to donate excess COVID-19 vaccines, money to help end pandemic
Geneva, Switzerland/New York City, US Reuters Top UN, financial and vaccine officials on Thursday urged rich countries to donate excess COVID-19 vaccine doses to a program supplying lower income countries in a bid to end the pandemic and get the global economy back on track. At an event organised by the GAVI Vaccine Alliance to […]
WHO emergency COVID-19 vaccine listing aims to lift access in poor countries
Zurich, Switzerland Reuters The World Health Organization on Thursday listed Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a move seeking to speed access in the developing world. The United Nations health agency said it will work with regional partners to tell national health authorities about the two-dose shot and its anticipated benefits. Syringes […]
Gates Foundation adds $US70 million more funding for COVID vaccines for poor
London, UK Reuters The Gates Foundation added another $US70 million of funding on Thursday to global efforts to develop and distribute vaccines and treatments against the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it hoped other international donors would now also pledge more. An extra $US50 million will go to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment led by the GAVI […]
Explainer: World Health Organization’s struggle for a global COVID-19 vaccine plan
Reuters The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged countries to join a global pact aimed at ensuring less wealthy countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines, warning about the risks from so-called “vaccine nationalism.” Here is a look at the WHO’s plan and the approaches by wealthier nations. What is the WHO’s vaccine program? The COVAX […]