s the western world pushes ahead with its plans to vaccinate populations against Covid-19, the rollout of life-saving doses for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people appears to be stalling.
Once hailed as a project to help the world tackle coronavirus as one, the global vaccine alliance spearheaded by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is facing a “very high” risk of failure, according to industry insiders and leaked documents seen by The Independent.
The Covax Facility was first established in April “to secure access to safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines” through a portfolio of candidates. It aims to deliver at least two billion doses by the end of 2021 – the majority of which, it’s hoped, will cover 20 per cent of people in 92 low and middle-income countries, mostly in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
