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A patient rests at the COVID ward of the regional hospital in Leova, Moldova, on March 23. Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and has relied on vaccine donations from Romania and COVAX, a program that aims to distribute the world's vac

What Is This COVAX Program That The U.S. Is Pouring Millions Of Vaccines Into?

4:51pm May 19, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

President Biden said the U.S. is distributing them not to curry favor with allies, but to end the pandemic everywhere. And he's doing it through COVAX.

The Kindred Spirits sculpture in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, pays tribute to a gift from the Choctaw nation to help during the 19th century potato famine. Ireland paid it back with donations to the Navajo and Hopi nations to help them during the pande

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Opinion: What Native Americans Can Teach Rich Nations About Generosity In A Pandemic

5:29pm May 10, 2021

It's inspiring when a spirit of generosity goes global. But to fight this pandemic, well-off nations must do their part. That's why we think Biden's stand on vaccine patents is a vital step.

A bishop receives a vaccine for COVID-19 at Juba Teaching Hospital on April 7 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organization's COVAX program to ensure all countr

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They Desperately Need COVID Vaccines. So Why Are Some Countries Throwing Out Doses?

6:26pm May 05, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

How the chaotic system for distributing the world's vaccine supply is wreaking havoc in places that can least afford it.

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A woman lines up to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine in Mexico City on Feb. 17.

Biden Takes First Jab At Vaccine Diplomacy, Sharing Doses With Mexico, Canada

3:34pm March 19, 2021

by Tamara Keith

The United States will loan millions of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine — not yet approved for emergency U.S. use — to its closest neighbors.

Ghana is the first country to receive a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the global COVAX program. Above: The vaccines are unloaded at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra on February 24.

Ghana Greets Historic Vaccine Delivery With A Dose Of Skepticism

3:35pm March 04, 2021

It's the first country to receive free vaccines from the COVAX program. But that shipment of 600,000 can't protect a nation of 30 million. And conspiracy theories about the vaccine are swirling.

Edna Halup, a staff member at a private nursing home, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, in Ganei Tikva, Israel, on Dec. 22.

As Israel Leads In COVID-19 Vaccines Per Capita, Palestinians Still Await Shots

5:15pm December 31, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

Israel aims to vaccinate 25% of its citizens by end of January but the country has not provided any to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, which are scrambling for shots.

UNICEF said Monday it plans to stockpile 520 million syringes in its warehouses in preparation for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine. This warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark, is part of the agency's infrastructure to deliver medical supplies around the world.

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UNICEF To Stockpile Over Half A Billion Syringes For Future COVID-19 Vaccine

3:49pm October 19, 2020

by Reese Oxner

The agency, also known as the United Nations Children's Fund, plans to distribute up to 1 billion syringes by 2021.

A worker feeds vials for production of a vaccine for COVID-19 at the SinoVac vaccine factory in Beijing. China said on Friday that it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX.

China Joins WHO-Led Global Coronavirus Vaccine Effort As U.S. Sits It Out

2:32pm October 09, 2020

by John Ruwitch

The Chinese foreign ministry said it took this step "to uphold the concept of a shared community of health for all and to honor its commitment to turn COVID-19 vaccines into a global public good."