COVAX facility
- August 11, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: IR
Context:
World Health Organization has renewed its invite to countries to join its COVAX facility.
Concept:
- Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility is a mechanism designed to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
- The goal of COVAX is to deliver two billion doses of safe, effective vaccines that have passed regulatory approval and/or WHO pre-qualification by the end of 2021.
- Earlier, as many as 75 countries expressed interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through joining the vaccine facility, WHO said in a 15 July statement.
- COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and WHO, working in partnership with developed and developing country vaccine manufacturers.
- The shots will be delivered equally to participating countries proportional to their populations and deployed initially for healthcare workers.