Canada’s vaccine donation announced amid rising Covid-19 cases worldwide, especially Delta variant – Anadolu Agency
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TRENTON – Canada to donate 17.7 million doses of vaccine AstraZeneca for third world countries. The government announced a commitment of 10 million Canadian dollars (8 million US dollars) which would match the amount donated to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by Canadians.
The vaccines will be managed through the facility of COVAX, the World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine sharing program. “This donation is the result of our proactive approach to secure hundreds of millions of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, with nearly 55 million doses of vaccine in Canada reached, we are now in a position to donate this excess dose, ”said Canadian Purchasing Minister Anita Anand.
Canada’s vaccine donation announced as number of cases rises Covid-19 global. The WHO has previously warned that rich countries should do more to help low- and middle-income countries struggling with the pandemic.
As of Monday, Johns Hopkins University in the United States reported more than 187 million total cases of Covid-19 worldwide and more than four million deaths.
“While Canada continues to be the world leader in vaccine delivery, we know the situation is very different in many parts of the world,” said Anand.
General manager WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the world is overwhelmed by the Delta variant of Covid-19. “We need more [vaksin] and we need it now. “
source: https://www.aa.com.tr/id/dunia/kanada-donasikan-17-7-juta-dosis-vaksin-covid-19-ke-negara-berkembang/2302703
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