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Covid Vaccine Scheme For The Poorest Pushes For Delivery Slowdown: Report
Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest are pushing manufacturers,including Pfizer and Moderna, to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted.
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COVAX Targets 70% COVID-19 Immunization Coverage By Mid-2022
COVAX on Thursday set a target to achieve 70 per cent COVID-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022.
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Iraq Gets 1.2 Million Pfizer Covid Vaccine Doses Amid Fears Of 4th Wave
Iraq said Saturday it has received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine through the Covax sharing scheme, amid fears of a fourth wave in the country.
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"Thank You, Mansukh Mandaviya": WHO Chief On India Vaccine Export Move
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya received a thank you this morning from the World Health Organization chief as India announced its decision to resume the export and donations of excess vaccines from next month.
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China Pledges Two Billion Vaccine Doses To World: President Xi Jinping
China will "strive to provide" two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and donate $100 million to the international vaccine distribution system known as Covax, President Xi Jinping said Thursday.
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India Pulled Back Global Vaccine Supply Due To Domestic Virus Surge: US Agency
India pulled back its supply of vaccines to the rest of the world after the second wave of pandemic hit the country, resulting in acute global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Biden Administration has informed the lawmakers.
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COVAX Calls For Equal Recognition Of Covid Vaccines For Travel
Calling for "equal recognition of vaccines", COVAX on Thursday urged all governments to recognise as "fully vaccinated" those people who have received COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe by WHO.
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US Announces Plan To Allocate 55 Million Covid Vaccine Doses
The administration of US President Joe Biden on Monday announced its plan for the next tranche of 55 million Covid vaccine doses it plans to send to countries in need.
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India To Receive A Share Of 8 Crores US Vaccines Through COVAX: Official
India will be receiving a share of the 80 million (8 crores) unused COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing programme that President Joe Biden has announced, according to a senior State Department official.
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US Contributed $2 Billion To Global Alliance On Vaccines For Covax Facility
US has so far contributed $2 billion to GAVI for COVAX facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Data Sharing Going On With WHO To Give Recognition To Covaxin: Centre
Data sharing is going on with WHO to give recognition to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, the government said, noting that it wants to achieve this "milestone" as soon as possible.
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"Not On Track Yet": WHO Warns Of COVAX's Global Vaccine Shortfall
The World Health Organization said Friday a shortfall in Covid-19 vaccine doses going through the Covax programme in June and July could undermine the efficiency of the roll-out.
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India's "Terrible" Covid Surge Led To Shortfall Of 190 Million Doses: COVAX Statement
The "terrible" surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX's vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year to the extent that there will be a shortfall of 190 million doses by the end of June, according to a statement.
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COVAX's Global Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency
Due to unprecedented Covid crisis in India, global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline workers, a top Biden administration official said.
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Covax Says Needs $2 Billion Additional Funding By June For Poor Countries
The Covax global vaccine-sharing programme said Thursday it needs $2.0 billion in additional funding by the beginning of June in order to boost coronavirus inoculation programmes in lower-income countries.
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Covid Vaccine Scheme For The Poorest Pushes For Delivery Slowdown: Report
Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest are pushing manufacturers,including Pfizer and Moderna, to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted.
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COVAX Targets 70% COVID-19 Immunization Coverage By Mid-2022
COVAX on Thursday set a target to achieve 70 per cent COVID-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022.
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Iraq Gets 1.2 Million Pfizer Covid Vaccine Doses Amid Fears Of 4th Wave
Iraq said Saturday it has received 1.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine through the Covax sharing scheme, amid fears of a fourth wave in the country.
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"Thank You, Mansukh Mandaviya": WHO Chief On India Vaccine Export Move
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya received a thank you this morning from the World Health Organization chief as India announced its decision to resume the export and donations of excess vaccines from next month.
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China Pledges Two Billion Vaccine Doses To World: President Xi Jinping
China will "strive to provide" two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and donate $100 million to the international vaccine distribution system known as Covax, President Xi Jinping said Thursday.
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India Pulled Back Global Vaccine Supply Due To Domestic Virus Surge: US Agency
India pulled back its supply of vaccines to the rest of the world after the second wave of pandemic hit the country, resulting in acute global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Biden Administration has informed the lawmakers.
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COVAX Calls For Equal Recognition Of Covid Vaccines For Travel
Calling for "equal recognition of vaccines", COVAX on Thursday urged all governments to recognise as "fully vaccinated" those people who have received COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe by WHO.
-
US Announces Plan To Allocate 55 Million Covid Vaccine Doses
The administration of US President Joe Biden on Monday announced its plan for the next tranche of 55 million Covid vaccine doses it plans to send to countries in need.
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India To Receive A Share Of 8 Crores US Vaccines Through COVAX: Official
India will be receiving a share of the 80 million (8 crores) unused COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing programme that President Joe Biden has announced, according to a senior State Department official.
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US Contributed $2 Billion To Global Alliance On Vaccines For Covax Facility
US has so far contributed $2 billion to GAVI for COVAX facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Data Sharing Going On With WHO To Give Recognition To Covaxin: Centre
Data sharing is going on with WHO to give recognition to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, the government said, noting that it wants to achieve this "milestone" as soon as possible.
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"Not On Track Yet": WHO Warns Of COVAX's Global Vaccine Shortfall
The World Health Organization said Friday a shortfall in Covid-19 vaccine doses going through the Covax programme in June and July could undermine the efficiency of the roll-out.
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India's "Terrible" Covid Surge Led To Shortfall Of 190 Million Doses: COVAX Statement
The "terrible" surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX's vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year to the extent that there will be a shortfall of 190 million doses by the end of June, according to a statement.
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COVAX's Global Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency
Due to unprecedented Covid crisis in India, global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline workers, a top Biden administration official said.
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Covax Says Needs $2 Billion Additional Funding By June For Poor Countries
The Covax global vaccine-sharing programme said Thursday it needs $2.0 billion in additional funding by the beginning of June in order to boost coronavirus inoculation programmes in lower-income countries.
