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Unfair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines puts world on brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’: WHO Chief
expresspharma
January 19, 2021
He said that a “me-first approach” leaves the world’s poorest and most vulnerable at risk and this will only prolong the pandemic.
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COVID-19 vaccines expected to go out to poorer countries under COVAX scheme this quarter: WHO
expresspharma
January 18, 2021
The COVAX facility has raised $6 billion so far and ordered two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines with options on one billion more.
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Speedy delivery of COVID-19 vaccine a huge challenge globally: WHO experts
expresspharma
January 06, 2021
As India launches the world’s most ambitious and biggest vaccination drive against COVID-19, the country will encounter the formidable challenge of rapidly scaling up distribution of the vaccines to secure immunity for its entire populatio ...
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HMD completes order of 140 mn KOJAK AD Syringes for global COVID-19 vaccination campaigns
expresspharma
December 31, 2020
The company has shipped the last batch of 35 million pieces of KOJAK Auto Disable Syringes to Covax stockpile facility via UNICEF.
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COVAX Alliance secures two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines
expresspharma
December 21, 2020
It aims to deliver 1.3 billion doses of approved vaccines next year to 92 eligible low- and middle-income economies.
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India may need $1.8 bn for first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations: GAVI
expresspharma
December 18, 2020
India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme, according to estimates by the GAVI vaccines alliance.
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Gavi collaborates with Salesforce for Covid-19 vaccine distribution
pharmaceutical-technology
December 17, 2020
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has collaborated with Cloud-based software company Salesforce to help the former in handling critical information to fairly distribute two billion Covid-19 vaccines to 190 countries by the end of next year.
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Covishield should be available for public by April 2021: Adar Poonawalla
expresspharma
November 20, 2020
SII to make about 10 crore doses per month from February, 30-40 crore doses of the vaccine will be available by the first quarter of 2021.
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Gates Foundation offers $70 mn additional funding for COVID-19 vaccines
expresspharma
November 13, 2020
$50 million will go to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) and $20 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).
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Activists urge pharma companies to be transparent about costs and terms of COVID-19 vaccine
expresspharma
November 02, 2020
No company has shared information on research and development, clinical trials or manufacturing costs of potential COVID-19 vaccines, MSF said.