COVAX

• As pandemic winds down, COVAX has billions left to spend. Where will the money go?

  Billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support vaccine manufacturing.

  Health

  Jun 26, 2023
  
• With millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted, has Canada kept its donation promises?

  A new report by Canada’s auditor general says the federal government was quick to secure sufficient COVID-19 vaccine supply but unable to limit wastage.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2022
  
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• Canada must focus on global vaccine access to curb COVID-19, expert warns MPs

  Dr. Madhukar Pai told the House of Commons foreign affairs committee he doesn't think rich countries like Canada have learned a thing from the first two years of the pandemic.

  Health

  May 9, 2022
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• COVAX vaccine supply outpaces demand for 1st time, but other hurdles remain

  Poorer nations are still facing gaps in cold-chain shortage, vaccine hesitancy and a lack of money to support distribution networks, public health officials say.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2022
• Canada looking to fill global vaccine gap as COVAX runs short on funds

  The promise to maybe do more comes as Canada hasn't sent any new doses to the COVAX global vaccine sharing alliance since Dec. 21.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2022
• Millions of COVID-19 vaccines shared by rich countries went to waste. Why?

  Poorer nations rejected 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in December alone, according to UNICEF, mainly because of their rapid expiry date.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2022
• Canada hopes to keep COVID-19 vaccine wastage under 5%, PHAC says

  The federal government warns that as demand for COVID-19 vaccines slows down, there could be more wastage.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2021
• ‘COVID-19 endgame’: What will it take to go from pandemic to endemic?

  Widespread vaccination and affordable treatments needed to curb global COVID-19 spread, but the disease won’t be wiped off the map, experts say.

  Health

  Nov 21, 2021
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• Canada donates nearly 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Uganda

  In a statement Saturday, the UN children's fund, UNICEF, said 1,904,140 COVID-19 vaccine doses had been received by Uganda's ministry of health.

  Health

  Nov 13, 2021
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• Canada donated over 4M Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to COVAX. Today, 784K landed in Egypt

  The 784,280 doses, donated through the COVAX Facility, brings Canada's total contributions to 4,225,760.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2021