COVAX offers 4.7 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to North Korea



COVID-19 COVAX offers 4.7 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to North Korea Latest offer brings total doses allocated to DPRK to 6.83 million, though vaccine deliveries have yet to begin Jeongmin Kim November 30, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun (Sept. 12, 2021) \| North Korean quarantine worker in a domestically-produced hazmat suit COVAX has allocated 4.73 million more AstraZeneca (AZ) COVID-19 vaccines for North Korea, the global vaccine alliance Gavi confirmed to NK News on Tuesday. With around 2.1 million AZ vaccines previously assigned, COVAX has now pledged a total of around 6.83 million doses for North Korea — but none have been delivered so far. “Gavi and COVAX are continuing the dialogue with DPRK to operationalize COVAX support,” a Gavi spokesperson told NK News. COVAX is short for COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility and is jointly led by the World Health Organization, U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Gavi. North Korea’s © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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COVAX offers 4.7 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to North Korea

Latest offer brings total doses allocated to DPRK to 6.83 million, though vaccine deliveries have yet to begin

Jeongmin Kim November 30, 2021

COVAX offers 4.7 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to North Korea

Rodong Sinmun (Sept. 12, 2021) | North Korean quarantine worker in a domestically-produced hazmat suit

COVAX has allocated 4.73 million more AstraZeneca (AZ) COVID-19 vaccines for North Korea, the global vaccine alliance Gavi confirmed to NK News on Tuesday.

With around 2.1 million AZ vaccines previously assigned, COVAX has now pledged a total of around 6.83 million doses for North Korea — but none have been delivered so far.

“Gavi and COVAX are continuing the dialogue with DPRK to operationalize COVAX support,” a Gavi spokesperson told NK News. COVAX is short for COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility and is jointly led by the World Health Organization, U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Gavi.

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