They initially projected they’d have 1.9 billion doses to distribute globally for the remainder of this year.
However, there remains a stark gap between vaccination rates across nations.
They hope this will help countries vaccinate about 40% of their population, before boosters rollout.
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Delaying the booster rollout would thus free a significant amount of doses for LMICs to access.
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There is still a huge need.
The financial aid will go to companies making supplies that are necessary for vaccine production.
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World Health Organization.Joint COVAX Statement on Supply Forecast for 2021 and early 2022.
World Health Organization.COVID-19 Virtual Press conference transcript.
The White House.Remarks by President Biden on Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic.
