WHO seeks $18 billion for COVID-19 vaccines advanced market commitments

A coalition of global health organizations led by the WHO Friday publicly released plans for a global COVID-19 vaccine purchasing pool that is intended to ensure that priority populations around the world have access to vaccines.

BioCentury previously detailed the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) based on non-public documents and background interviews with individuals working on the project (see “COVAX Created to Try to Avoid Global Bidding Frenzy”). ...