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24 November 2021

Gavi and Switzerland collaborate to prioritise supply to COVAX

Switzerland becomes first country to respond to call to trade places with COVAX in manufacturers’ supply queues.

22 November 2021

Team Europe vaccine sharing: almost 100 million J & J doses to be donated by the end of 2021 – first doses arriving in African countries this week

The first shipments of almost 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from Team Europe are arriving in a number of African countries. This donation is facilitated by a tripartite agreement between Belgium (acting on behalf of Team…

19 November 2021

Luxembourg stands up for equitable access by donating doses to COVAX – first doses reach Rwanda

As part of a 409,600-dose pledge to COVAX, Rwanda has become the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines donated by Luxembourg, receiving 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. This commitment is part of a Team Europe pledge to donate 500…

COVAX vaccine roll-out

>537 million COVAX vaccines shipped
OWP
144 participants

As of 24 Nov 2021

COVAX Facility

Gavi is co-leading COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. This involves coordinating the COVAX Facility, a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

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The COVID-19 vaccine race

Pre-clinical
194vaccines
are being explored in lab experiments and animals
PHASE 1
38 vaccines
are undergoing safety tests in healthy young individuals
Phase 2
44vaccines
are being tested in broader groups of people
Phase 3
39vaccines
are in large international trials to test their impact on COVID-19
IN USE
23vaccines
are currently being offered to the general population
Phase 4
10vaccines
are being monitored in the wider population after being approved

Source: WHO

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COVID-19 vaccines

Accurate, evidence-based information about COVID-19 vaccines to provide people with essential facts about the vaccines that will help end this crisis.

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Accurate, evidence-based information about COVID-19 vaccines to provide people with essential facts about the vaccines that will help end this crisis.

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Vaccines are one of the most successful and cost-effective health investments in history with wider benefits that accrue across a lifetime.

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26 November 2021

How to gauge a plague: new analysis sheds light on the meaning of a 6th century pandemic

Disease outbreaks have shaped the world. But how much? New thinking on an early medieval pandemic takes on “plague sceptics” to show that we likely underestimated the impact of the first cross-continental assault of bubonic plague.

26 November 2021

The Future of Global Pandemic Security: Navigating shifting landscapes – a Gavi White Paper

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how ill-prepared health systems and societies are in the face of pandemic shocks and their protracted impact. Now, as global attention begins to shift towards improving the way we prevent and respond to…

26 November 2021

What do we know about the new B.1.1.529 coronavirus variant and should we be worried?

The variant was first detected in Botswana and contains a high number of mutations associated with increased immune evasion.

Supported countries

Supported Countries

Our impact

Syringe >888 million children immunised
First aid locator >15 million future deaths prevented
Transitioned 16 countries transitioned from Gavi support
Billions >230 US$ billion in economic benefits for countries (2000–2020)
Children 78% of the world's children reached by routine immunisation

Our mission: save lives and protect people's health

Saving lives and protecting people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.

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Saving lives and protecting people’s health by increasing equitable and sustainable use of vaccines.

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Our partners

Gavi draws on the skills of a variety of partners, combining the technical expertise of the development community with the business know-how of the private sector.

Meet the Vaccine Alliance partners

Gavi draws on the skills of a variety of partners, combining the technical expertise of the development community with the business know-how of the private sector.

Meet the Vaccine Alliance partners

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