Comment | COVAX is failing to halt the COVID-19 pandemic: here’s why, and how to fix it
The Hindu
COVAX is one of three pillars of the initiative known as the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, which was launched in April 2020.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently called for an accelerated global effort to distribute vaccines to end the . Monica de Bolle, Professor, Johns Hopkins University writes: It was a welcome step because past official statements by world leaders have fallen short of delivering specific policies to reach desperate populations, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The IMF was also right to recognise that the cost of containing the COVID-19 pandemic is far less than the overall benefits for the global economy of full vaccine coverage.
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