Covax is counting on a surge of generosity from donor states.

The system that distributes Covid-19 vaccines for free to the poorest countries hopes to receive 250 million doses within six to eight weeks.

So far, Covax has distributed 152 million doses to 137 states or territories with funding from more prosperous nations.

In its weekly operational report made public on Wednesday, the WHO emphasizes having let it be known - on the occasion of a recent meeting of the UN crisis management team - that "there would be donations. more vaccines to the Covax system ”.

Covax relies on donations from rich countries

The Serum Institute in India, a large producer of AstraZeneca vaccines, was initially intended to play a leading role in the delivery of vaccines under the Covax system but, due to the explosion of the pandemic in that country, New Delhi has banned their export to combat the spread of Covid-19 on Indian territory.

Covax is thus increasingly dependent on donations of vaccines by the richest countries which have purchased more doses than necessary.

"Global demand for vaccines far exceeds supply, leaving millions (of people) of the most vulnerable unprotected, while increased vaccine coverage worldwide is our best shield against new variants." said Seth Berkley, head of the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), partners of the Covax system.

A crying imbalance with the poorest countries

WHO regularly denounces the inequality in access to vaccination between populations of poor countries and rich countries.

Almost four billion doses have been administered in at least 216 countries and territories.

In wealthy nations, according to World Bank criteria, up to 96.7 doses per 100 inhabitants could be injected.

Most vaccines require two injections to be fully effective.

But only 1.6 doses per 100 inhabitants could be administered in the 29 poorest countries.

Vaccination operations against Covid-19 were to start Wednesday in Tanzania.

Burundi, Eritrea, Haiti and North Korea are now the only countries that have not yet started their vaccination campaigns.

On Saturday, Tanzania received as part of the Covax system more than one million doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which requires only one injection, donated by the United States.

For 2021-2022, Covax hopes to receive at least 610 million doses funded by donors.

Of this total, the United States must provide 260 million, the countries of the European Union 200 million, the United Kingdom 80 million and Canada and Japan, 30 million each.

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