Reuters exclusively reports vaccine group says 76 rich countries now committed to “COVAX” access plan

Reuters exclusively reported that seventy-six wealthy nations are now committed to joining a global COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) that aims to help buy and fairly distribute the shots, the project’s co-lead said. Seth Berkley, chief executive of the GAVI vaccines alliance, said the plan, known as COVAX, now has Japan, Germany, Norway and more than 70 other nations signed up, agreeing in principle to procure COVID-19 vaccines through the facility for their populations. In an interview with Reuters, Berkley said he expects that number to go up.