The WHO added that the agreements mean all 190 COVAX participants will be able to access doses to protect vulnerable groups in the first half of 2021. And the group projects that by the end of 2021, at least 1.3 billion donor-funded doses will be available to 92 lower-income economies, targeting 20% of their populations. It emphasized that deliveries are based on regulatory approvals and country readiness to receive the vaccines.

However, COVAX needs $6.8 billion in 2021 to achieve its ambitious goal, the WHO said. Over the past 2 weeks, GAVI has received pledges from a number of countries, bringing the overall amount raised to $2.4 billion, the WHO said. They include Norway, Canada, Kuwait, Denmark, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centers, Estonia, and Team Europe

Source: New COVAX agreements renew vaccine hopes for developing countries | CIDRAP