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A nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
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COVAX says negotiating with new vaccine suppliers, scaling up

The GAVI vaccine alliance, which runs COVAX with the World Health Organization, expects a "very strong increase in Covid-19 vaccine availability" towards the fourth quarter

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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GAVI board approves $775 million for Covid-19 vaccine delivery - statement

Ethiopian Airlines staff unload AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) from a cargo plane at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 7, 2021. Reuters
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Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine scheme to be shaken up

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Vaccine group GAVI says summit secures $2.4 bln for Covid shots for poor countries

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Sputnik V may be included in COVAX vaccine list for low, middle income countries

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Photo: BSS/AFP
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WHO's Tedros urges countries and drug makers to get more vaccine to poorer countries

A nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
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US will donate substantial portion of vaccines through COVAX

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) are pictured during the World Health Assembly (WHA) following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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WHO chief calls on vaccine makers to advance doses for COVAX

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France to allocate more than 5% of its Covid vaccines to WHO-backed COVAX programme

A nurse prepares to administer the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
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GAVI in talks with China's Sinopharm, other vaccine makers for COVAX doses

A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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COVAX needs $35-$45 billion next year to vaccinate adults - WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Photo: BSS/AFP
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WHO, Macron condemn global vaccine divide as COVAX scheme marks first year

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of the Pfizer logo in this illustration taken February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Brazil, Mexico, Philippines among those due to get Pfizer shots from COVAX in Q2