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At least 193,050 doses of donated Pfizer vaccines from the WHO-led COVAX facility were delivered to the Philippines on Monday, May 10, 2021. (Unicef photo) QUEZON CITY, May 11 (PIA) -- The Philippines on Monday evening received the first 193,050 doses of donated Pfizer vaccines from the World Health Organization-led COVAX facility. The National Government led by the vaccine cluster with representatives from the United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO), the UNICEF, United States Embassy, and Pfizer Philippines received the vaccine doses at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in P...

India Covid crisis had 'knock on' effect on global vaccine need, says Gavi WION 1 day ago © Provided by WION The Gavi or Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation has said the current Covid crisis in India has had a "knock-on effect" on vaccine needs to the other parts of the world and expressed an understanding that it is "clear that Indian vaccine production" will be "committed to protecting its own citizens." Gavi is co-leading the COVAX facility that is providing Covid vaccines to several countries. So far, COVAX has shipped over 59 million vaccines to 122 participants A Gavi sp...

Philippine government and United States officials welcome the arrival of 193,050 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (US Embassy photo) QUEZON CITY, May 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine Government and the United States welcome the successful arrival to the Philippines of 193,050 doses of the U.S. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, one of the safest and most effective vaccines in the world.  This delivery is the first tranche of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines and follows the arrival of 2,030,400 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on May 8, bringing total COVAX deliveries to the ...

Item 4 – TRIPS Council Matters Mr Chair. Thank you, and my thanks too to my Norwegian colleague, the TRIPS Council Chair, for his report, and my thanks to the Director General for her leadership on this issue. And thanks also for the words of welcome to me and to the other WTO newbies, on our first appearance at the General Council. This is a really important issue. All the more so when, as others have said already this morning, so many countries around the world find themselves still in the full front of this pandemic. Our thoughts and prayers are particularly with our Indian friends and a...

Item 4 – TRIPS Council Matters Mr Chair. Thank you, and my thanks too to my Norwegian colleague, the TRIPS Council Chair, for his report, and my thanks to the Director General for her leadership on this issue. And thanks also for the words of welcome to me and to the other WTO newbies, on our first appearance at the General Council. This is a really important issue. All the more so when, as others have said already this morning, so many countries around the world find themselves still in the full front of this pandemic. Our thoughts and prayers are particularly with our Indian friends and a...