SA planning to sign up to international Covid-19 vaccine plan
Pooling funding to support the development of multiple vaccine candidates will help rich nations spread their bets, while ensuring poorer ones get a share of the shots once they are licensed
18 August 2020 - 18:04
The government has expressed interest in participating in the international Covax financing initiative for Covid-19 vaccines, which aims to accelerate the development of promising technologies and fairly distribute them around the world.
Covax is jointly led by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Global Access to Vaccines Initiative (Gavi) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. ..
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