1.0b vaccine doses secured for low- and middle-income countries

Reuters | Published: December 11, 2020 23:54:16 | Updated: December 13, 2020 20:43:25

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. - Reuters photo

The World Health Organization said on Friday nearly 1.0 billion doses of leading vaccine candidates had been secured as part of the COVAX programme to provide vaccines for low- and middle-income countries.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, told a Geneva news conference on Friday that 189 countries were participating in the programme.