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June 04, 2020 "We are excited to announce that our goal has been met and exceeded. Thanks to all our donors, we have reached a total of $ 8.8 billion."

Gavi Vaccine Alliance announces it on Twitter at the end of the Global Vaccine Summit 2020 which has also seen the participation of Italy, which announced through Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte the commitment to allocate a total of 287.5 million euros between now and 2030.       

"This is a fabulous result - said the CEO of Gavi, Seth Berkley, at a press conference at the end of the summit - We asked to reach the figure of 7.4 billion dollars and instead we reached 8.8 billion", 20% more than the target, "a figure that will allow us to have additional resources to ensure access to immunization worldwide. A substantial part of these funds will be allocated to a successful Covid-19 vaccine. ".