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Lessons from COVAX could help vaccine equity

COVAX was supposed to be the elixir for vaccine inequality - it wasn’t. However, lessons can be taken from previous global experiences to help make progress, writes Putri Widi Saraswati.

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Lessons from COVAX could help vaccine equity

COVAX was supposed to be the elixir for vaccine inequality - it wasn’t. However, lessons can be taken from previous global experiences to help make progress.

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Covid vaccine supply exceeds demand

After two years of racing to vaccinate the world against Covid-19, the number of available doses now surpasses demand in many areas.

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Vaccine supply outstrips demand, access inequity remains

Paris (AFP) - After two years of racing to vaccinate the world against Covid-19, the number of available doses now surpasses demand in many areas.

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Egypt Receives 1.5 Million COVID Vaccine Doses from US

Egypt has received 1.5 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine donated by the US government. Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said Egypt received 1,501,110 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses gifted by the US and delivered through the COVAX initiative and in cooperation with the Vaccine Alliance (GAVI). The new batch…

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See Why COVAX, African Union Refuse To Buy More Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine

COVAX, the global project to share COVID-19 vaccines, and the African Union have declined options to buy additional doses of Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine despite the low immunization rate as developing nations struggle to allocate supplies. The African Union and Covax decided not to obtain more of the vaccine as developing nations struggle…

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COVAX, African Union Decline to Buy More Doses of Moderna’s COVID Shots

COVAX, the global project to share COVID-19 vaccines, and the African Union have declined options to buy additional doses of Moderna's shot, as developing nations struggle to allocate supplies. A spokesperson for Gavi, part of the COVAX alliance, confirmed the news. The discussions with Moderna are part of "regular decision-making…

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Why Moderna Shares Are Trading Lower

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) shares are trading lower Tuesday following reports indicating that both the African Union and COVAX Consortium have declined to purchase the company's COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Benzinga

44 countries have COVID vaccination rates under 20% despite supply increase

Delivery is now the major concern in Africa.

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‘Africa must be self-sufficient’: John Nkengasong on learning the deadly lessons of pandemics

The outgoing director of Africa Centres for Disease Control has seen Ebola, Aids and now Covid – and warns complacency is dangerous

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Rich versus poor with new COVID vaccine

"There are still a lot of unvaccinated people in poor countries and, once again, they are at the back of the line," said one expert.

Salon

Rich countries getting new COVID vaccine before poorer ones

The company behind a COVID-19 vaccine touted as a key tool for the developing world will miss a target for giving doses to the U.N.-backed effort to deliver shots to poorer countries

The Independent UK

Japan offers aid and COVID vaccines to Cambodia

Japan on Sunday pledged to offer Cambodia about $428 million in aid and 1.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX global vaccine-sharing programme.

Reuters

Covid live: Poland, Slovakia and Iceland latest countries set to end most coronavirus restrictions — as it happened

Move comes as case numbers and deaths continue to fall in many nations

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Exclusive-Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest

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Short AstraZeneca Shelf Life Complicates COVID Vaccine Rollout to World’s Poorest

The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by Reuters. It is the latest headache to plague the COVAX vaccine-sharing project, co-led by the WHO and aimed at getting…

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COVAX cuts N.Korea's COVID vaccine allotment after no deliveries accepted

The COVAX global COVID-19 vaccine-sharing programme has scaled back the number of doses allocated for North Korea, international aid organisations said, as the country has so far failed to arrange for any shipments.

Reuters

Novavax underdelivers on COVID vaccine promises

Novavax Inc has delivered just a small fraction of the 2 billion COVID-19 shots it plans to send around the world in 2022 and has delayed first-quarter shipments in Europe and lower income countries such as the Philippines, public officials involved in their government's vaccine rollouts told Reuters.

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Canada offering help as COVAX vaccine alliance pleads for more cash

OTTAWA — Canada is considering sending more money or ancillary vaccine supplies to the COVAX global vaccine sharing alliance after a plea from the organizers that it was running out of cash.

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UK Provides Egypt with 4 Million Doses of AstraZeneca

Egypt has received four million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from the United Kingdom, as part of the global COVAX agreement, Egypt's Health Ministry revealed. The vaccines were sent to Cairo International Airport in three batches on Thursday and Friday. Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar thanked the UK for supporting…

The Independent UK

Global vaccine program COVAX low on funds, seeks $5.2B

The global initiative intended to share coronavirus vaccines equally between rich and poor countries is asking for $5.2 billion in funds to be able to keep buying doses

Evening Standard

Covid: COVAX delivers one billionth vaccine dose in race to vaccinate the world

The delivery of the milestone dose to Rwanda marks a bright spot after a tough year for COVAX - there’s still a way to go to ensure global vaccine equity.

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