Funding pledged for COVAX to supply vaccines to poorer countries

Chairman of the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, Jose Manuel Barroso

Chairman of the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, Jose Manuel Barroso Source: Getty

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The vaccine sharing plan known as COVAX has secured pledges of nearly $3 billion dollars to widen access to COVID-19 vaccinations for people in the world's poorest countries.

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