COVAX scheme

South Korea pays price for reliance on COVAX, scrambles for vaccines
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South Korea pays price for reliance on COVAX, scrambles for vaccines

  • Once praised by the World Health Organization for its decision to procure vaccines through the global scheme, South Korea is now facing criticism at home as the government scrambles to meet the supply shortfall.
  • South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam are among countries to be hit by shipment delays to vaccines they have been promised following export curbs by manufacturer India.
Published 01 Apr, 2021 05:54pm
Bosnia begins COVID-19 vaccination roll-out with Russian vaccine
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Bosnia begins COVID-19 vaccination roll-out with Russian vaccine

  • Bosnia had not received any vaccines until last week, when its first batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine arrived.
  • Bosnia, which also comprises the Bosniak-Croat Federation that has not received any vaccines yet, has ordered 1.2 million vaccine doses under the COVAX scheme and nearly 900,000 from the EU.
Published 12 Feb, 2021 05:28pm