Tag: COVAX

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:14 UTC

  UN chief Guterres calls Covid-19 vaccines be treated as “a global public good”; fears poor countries will be sided

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated.

• Wednesday, October 21st 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  Mexico brings up the issue of liabilities from unexpected side effects of the Covid-19 vaccines

  

  Mexico's government will pay to cover any liabilities arising from unexpected side effects of COVID-19 vaccines but is not considering creating a fund to do so, a top official said.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  Latin American countries plan to join WHO's virus vaccine COVAX; ask for more time to sign

  

  Brazil and Argentina, Latin American nations seeking more time to commit to the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, said they intend to so as soon as possible after missing Friday’s deadline.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  UNICEF says “unprecedented quantities” of vaccines can be produced to tackle Covid-19

  

  Unprecedented quantities of vaccines could be produced by 28 manufacturers in 10 countries over the next two years to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday, as it announced it would help lead efforts to procure and distribute them.