172 countries join global coronavirus vaccine plan

(VOVWORLD) - Some 172 countries are joining a WHO-led plan called COVAX, which is designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

Russian people receive injection of COVID-19 vaccine.

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WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that initially, when there will be a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines, it will be important to deliver the vaccines to those at highest risk around the globe. But he added more funding is needed and countries now need to make binding commitments.

Bruce Aylward, a WHO senior adviser, urged countries to join the COVAX plan to ensure that some vaccine gets to every country as early as possible.