COVAX Vaccine Facility

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a signpost of India's Serum Institute, the world's largest maker of vaccines, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at its laboratory in Pune, India, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Euan Rocha
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COVAX says India's Serum Institute bound to supply virus vaccines

"The agreement is legally binding and served as a basis for the first-round allocation document, which has been communicated to all participating economies," a Gavi spokeswoman said

File Photo: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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COVAX vaccines reach more than 100 countries, despite supply hits - WHO

File Photo: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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COVAX Covid-19 vaccine facility faces shortfall in supply - WHO

A nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
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Asian countries scramble for vaccine supplies after India export curbs

The production of line for vials of Covishield at the Serum Institute of India Ltd. Hadaspar plant in Pune, India, on Jan. 22. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
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Covax expects full vaccine supplies from India's Serum in May, says Unicef

AstraZeneca said its vaccine shows no evidence of increased risk of blood clots.
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'Helpless': alarm after India delays vaccines to COVAX programme for poor countries

Vials of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate are seen in an undated photograph. Johnson & Johnson/Handout via REUTERS.
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COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme to send out 'hundreds of millions' of J&J shots

File Photo: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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WHO: Vaccine rollout unaffected by concerns over AstraZeneca

FILE PHOTO: Biomedical engineers pack a consignment of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines under the COVAX scheme against coronavirus disease (Covid-19), before distribution at the Kitengela cold rooms stores in Kitengela, outside Nairobi, Kenya March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
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Africa proves rocky terrain for Russian and Chinese vaccines

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UNICEF chief: $1 billion more needed for COVAX Covid-19 vaccine rollout

The World Health Organization (WHO) has so far left the question of financial claims unresolved as it seeks to ensure shots are fairly distributed around the world Photo: Reuters
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World’s first Covax jab injected as US eyes J&J rollout

FILE PHOTO: A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo
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First Covid-19 COVAX vaccine doses administered in Africa

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First Covid-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive in Ghana