Category: covax

After Delays, Venezuela Pays $64 Million for COVAX Vaccines

Venezuela has paid $64 million, half of the required amount, for doses it is set to receive through the United Nation’s COVAX program, Vice President of the Maduro regime Delcy Rodriguez announced Saturday on state television. “You know that the COVAX mechanism requires an advance—Venezuela has even doubled the required advance,” said Rodriguez, adding that…


Covax Conundrum

Canada has been a global leader in investment and showed political leadership in support of Covax, and we should celebrate this! We are aware of the complexities and trade-offs in accessing vaccines for Canadians as quickly as we can. As an investor, Canada is entitled to a share of the vaccines purchased through Covax. But…


Canada to Get up to 1.1 Million More Doses by March Through Global Vaccine Alliance

OTTAWA—Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, vaccine-related deliveries are mired in the uncertainty of regulatory reviews and potential production delays. The COVAX Facility, co-ordinated by the World Health Organization…


US Should Vaccinate Its Own Before Sharing Vaccines

Commentary On Thursday, Anthony Fauci informed the World Health Organization that the Biden administration will participate in WHO’s vaccine-sharing project. That reverses President Donald Trump’s “America First” approach. Fauci says the goal is to ensure “equitable access” to vaccines for all countries in the world, rich and poor alike. Americans scrambling to get vaccinated have…