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 eventual COVID-19 vaccines.

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The United States has approved US$ 4 billion for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to ensure lower-income economies have equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines on the same urgent timeline as wealthier countries.

Reflections on 2020 from Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

COVAX now has agreements in place to access nearly two billion doses of several promising vaccine candidates, and laid the groundwork for further doses to be secured through contributions from donors.

The COVID-19 vaccine race

Pre-clinical
154+vaccines
are being explored in lab experiments and animals
PHASE 1
20 vaccines
are undergoing safety tests in healthy young individuals
Phase 2
16vaccines
are being tested in broader groups of people
Phase 3
13vaccines
are in large international trials to test their impact on COVID-19
APPROVED
2vaccines
are approved and licensed for general use

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#VaccinesWork

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

Keep informed about the latest topics in global health, including top stories related to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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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.

Keep informed about the latest topics in global health, including top stories related to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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Whole virus vaccines use a weakened or deactivated version of the disease-causing virus to trigger protective immunity against it.

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines are more than 90% effective, as reported in phase III clinical trials – and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is the first Covid-19 vaccine to be licensed.

Viral vector-based vaccines use a harmless virus to smuggle the instructions for making antigens from the disease-causing virus into cells, triggering protective immunity against it.

Supported countries

Supported Countries

Our impact

Syringe >822 million children immunised
First aid locator >14 million future deaths prevented
Transitioned 16 countries transitioned from Gavi support
Billions >150 US$ billion in economic benefits for countries
Children 85% of the world's children reached by routine immunisation

Our mission: protect people's health

Saving children’s lives and protecting people’s health by increasing equitable use of vaccines in lower-income countries

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Saving children’s lives and protecting people’s health by increasing equitable use of vaccines in lower-income countries

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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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