The Covax vaccine initiative set up to ensure Covid-19 vaccines reach the world’s poorest people is unable to accept new dose donations because it has nearly exhausted the funds needed to buy crucial accessories including syringes, one of its leaders has warned.
Vaccine shortages have plagued many poorer countries and contributed to the uneven rollout of jabs around the world. Public health experts have repeatedly said such disparities could lead to new coronavirus variants emerging in areas where fewer people have been vaccinated.
The World Health Organization-backed programme last week said it needs a fresh cash injection of $5.2bn to support its global vaccine rollout this year.
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