BRUSSELS — The COVAX global vaccine-sharing program has delivered 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, one of the organizations that manage it said on Saturday. Supplies to poorer nations have long been very limited because of the lack of vaccines, as wealthier states secured most of the doses initially available from December 2020. ADVERTISEMENTBut in the last quarter shipments have exponentially increased, allowing COVAX to reach the milestone of 1 billion doses shipped to 144 countries, said Gavi, which co-leads the program alongside the World Health Organization (WHO). The program began delivering vaccine doses in February 2021. The latest WHO data shows 67% of the population in richer nations have been fully vaccinated, compared with only 5% in poorer nations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 15, 2022 21:13 UTC