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• EU to contribute €400m to WHO’s COVID-19 vaccine facility

  The COVAX facility is co-led by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and WHO. ... COVAX is the vaccines pillar of the ACT-Accelerator, a global collaboration focused on accelerating the development,

• EU aims to vaccinate 40% of population in initial COVID-19 blueprint

  The European Commission has also asked its member states not to buy vaccines through the WHO’s COVAX scheme, encouraging them instead to use the exclusive EU plan. ... Countries intending to be part of the COVAX initiative have until 31 August to

• WHO says 172 countries are poised to participate in COVID-19 vaccine initiative

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that 172 countries are engaged in discussions to potentially participate in the COVAX initiative to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. ... The COVAX initiative is co-led by the Coalition for

• Vaccine nationalism must be prevented, says WHO director-general

  Ghebreyesus also encouraged all member states to join the COVAX Global Vaccines Facility, a mechanism designed to ensure joint procurement and pooling risk across multiple vaccine candidates.

• Novartis reveals plans for a zero-profit COVID-19 drugs portfolio

  The World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday that 75 countries have expressed interest in protecting their populations and those of other nations through joining the COVAX Facility. ... We need all countries to support COVAX to achieve this