Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine program to be shaken up
By prioritizing their own diplomatic and commercial interests, wealthy nations have in effect wrecked COVAX's ambition to take overall charge of the global fight against the pandemic.
Japan stepping up vaccine diplomacy to counter Chinese influence
"We emphasize speediness in sending (vaccine doses) directly to countries where the pandemic situation is very severe," Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said.
Biggest vaccine-maker’s problems keep world short of COVID-19 shots
The Serum Institute of India's travails have become a key illustration of how the effort to inoculate against COVID-19 has failed the developing world.
Japan pledges $800 million for global COVID-19 vaccination effort
The COVAX Facility has beaten its goal of raising $8.3 billion to secure 1.8 billion doses, enough for 30% of the population of developing countries, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said.
'We are waiting to die': Hope fades after India halts vaccine exports
The move has hampered plans for the protection for millions of poorer people around the world caught in the pandemic.
Rich nations urged to donate shots for COVAX vaccine program
G7 and EU nations could help close the world's vaccine gap by sharing just 20% of their June, July and August stocks with the program for poorer countries.
WHO approves Sinopharm vaccine in potential boost to COVAX pipeline
The vaccine, one of two main Chinese coronavirus vaccines, is the first developed by a non-Western country to win WHO backing.
Vaccine nationalism threatens WHO’s 2021 goal of 2 billion doses
Concerns are being raised that countries are holding tight to their supplies and restricting access to materials needed to make more.
Israel’s vaccine data has lessons for all
Tiny Israel is set to immunize its population months before far bigger and richer countries, partly by ordering early but also by sharing patient information after vaccination.
African nation worst hit by COVID-19 falling behind on vaccines
Almost 22,000 people have died of COVID-19 in South Africa, the 14th-highest figure worldwide.
