COVAX TIMELINE

Key moments in the evolution of the COVAX Facility – a global risk-sharing mechanism for pooled procurement and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

1,983,000,000
COVID–19 vaccine doses shipped
146
economies received doses

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jan
jan
23

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, CEPI and Gavi discuss the potential need for a mechanism like COVAX.

mar
mar
01

Initial COVAX proposal is developed by CEPI and Gavi.

dec
dec
02

First COVID-19 vaccine is approved by stringent regulatory authority (SRA): Pfizer/BioNTech by UK’s MHRA.

dec
dec
08

First COVID-19 vaccination with approved vaccine in a high-income country.

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jan
jan
16

First COVAX-supplied vaccine doses administered in a lower-income country (India), just 39 days after first COVID-19 vaccination in a high-income country.

apr
apr
08

COVAX ships its 38 millionth dose, reaching 100 economies.

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Last updated: 5 Jan 2024

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