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WHO to set up COVID-19 vaccine insurance scheme for 92 low-income countries
expresspharma
October 30, 2020
The scheme could foot the bill should anything go unexpectedly wrong after a COVAX-distributed vaccine is administered.
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Sanofi, GSK to Support COVAX with 200 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
americanpharmaceuticalreview
October 29, 2020
Sanofi and GSK have signed a Statement of Intent with Gavi, the legal administrator of the COVAX Facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of eventual COVID-19 vaccines.
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Norway to distribute free COVID-19 vaccine to all its inhabitants
expresspharma
October 16, 2020
Norway will provide a vaccine against COVID-19 free of charge to its inhabitants when one becomes available, the government said, and this would become part of the country’s national vaccination programme.
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HMD supplies first lot of 56 mn syringes to Covax facility
expresspharma
October 16, 2020
Covax facility has ordered 140 million KOJAK AD Syringes from HMD to be supplied between August and December 2020.
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Mexico pays nearly $160 mn for COVAX vaccine plan
expresspharma
October 12, 2020
The latest payment will allow Mexico to acquire enough doses of a vaccine to immunise up to a fifth of the country’s population of around 125 million people.
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China joins COVAX initiative
expresspharma
October 10, 2020
China has joined a global COVID-19 vaccine initiative co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Serum institute to produce up to additional 100 mn COVID-19 vaccine doses for India and LMIC in 2021
expresspharma
October 09, 2020
The arrangement again provides an option to secure additional doses if the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator sees a need for it.
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Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX facility
worldpharmanews
September 22, 2020
64 higher income economies have joined the COVAX Facility, a global initiative that brings together governments and manufacturers to ensure eventual COVID-19 vaccines reach those in greatest need, whoever they are and wherever they live.
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WHO says 172 economies in talks for access to COVID-19 vaccines programme
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
September 08, 2020
The WHO has announced that many economies worldwide may participate in COVAX, an initiative aimed at providing countries with equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
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UNICEF to pilot acquisition, distribution of COVID-19 vaccines
expresspharma
September 08, 2020
The effort, involving over 170 economies, has the potential to become the world's largest and fastest ever operation of its kind.