WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward said at a briefing in Geneva that discussions are underway to make India part of the WHO global vaccine plan ‘Covax’.
WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward said at a briefing in Geneva that discussions are underway to make India part of the WHO global vaccine plan ‘Covax’.
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The World Health Organization is in talks with India to join the global “COVAX” vaccine allocation plan, a WHO senior adviser said on Monday.
“India is certainly eligible, like every country in the world, to be part of the COVAX installation and discussions are ongoing about it,” Bruce Aylward said at a briefing in Geneva. “We would appreciate the participation of India … India has extensive experience (with vaccines).”
WHO and the GAVI vaccine alliance are leading the COVAX facility, 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.
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