Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases have risen in India, although recovery rate has improved
New Delhi:
The World Health Organization is in talks with India to join the global “COVAX” vaccine allocation plan, a senior WHO adviser said on Monday. “India is certainly eligible, like every country in the world, to be part of the COVAX facility and discussions are ongoing about it,” Bruce Aylward said at a briefing in Geneva, the Reuters news agency reported.
“We would appreciate India’s participation … India has extensive experience (with vaccines),” Aylward said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the GAVI vaccine alliance are leading the installation of COVAX, which aims to help purchase and distribute novel coronavirus vaccines fairly around the world.
But some countries that have secured their own supplies through bilateral agreements, including the United States, have said they will not join COVAX.
GAVI on its website says that its impact builds on the strengths of its main partners, WHO, UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and plays a critical role in strengthening primary health care. .
“With COVID-19 now reported in nearly all GAVI eligible countries, the Vaccine Alliance is providing immediate funding to healthcare systems, enabling countries to protect healthcare workers, conduct vital surveillance and training, and purchase diagnostic tests. “said the group.
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said last month that India’s first coronavirus vaccine could be available by the end of this year. “One of our COVID-19 vaccine candidates is in the third phase of the clinical trial. We are very confident that a vaccine will be developed later this year,” said Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
India overtook Brazil to become the second country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic with a record daily peak of 90,802 cases, bringing the country’s account to more than 42 lakh, data from the Health Ministry showed this morning.
This is the second day in a row that the country has registered more than 90,000 new infections in 24 hours.
With input from Reuters
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