March 11, 2021

Is COVAX Part Of The Problem Or The Solution?-Devex

As a plane carrying 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, in late February, world leaders celebrated the milestone — it was the first country to get a delivery through COVAX, a global vaccine distribution facility established in mid-2020. Seth Berkley, CEO at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, called it “a historic moment” and said COVAX had to overcome “many hurdles” to reach it. But those hurdles are still standing: Countries that receive COVAX doses are often saddled with administrative costs, and questions remain about the mission and efficacy of the enterprise itself. Devex, 03/11/2021