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Liberia: Dr. Fallah Expresses Delight as The United States Joins Covid-19 Vaccine Platform
Liberia: Dr. Fallah Expresses Delight as The United States Joins Covid-19 Vaccine Platform
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MONROVIA – The Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Refuge Place International, Dr. Mosoka P. Fallah, has expressed excitement over the latest decision by the Government of the United States of America (USA) to repeal the anti-abortion rule on aid and join COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility (Covax) vaccine scheme.
Covax is a global multilateral initiative to develop, manufacture and deploy COVID-19 vaccines on a fair and equitable basis.
The initiative is coordinated by the World Health Organization in collaboration with the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the Coalition for Innovations in Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI). It is also a part of a larger mechanism called the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, which was launched in April 2020 in partnership with the European Commis
As countries across the world begin to purchase and roll out COVID-19 vaccines, a key question is how far the vaccine is from reaching Africa and how accessible it will be for the continent. Moina Spooner, Commissioning Editor with The Conversation Africa, asked Mosoka Fallah, an expert on infectious diseases, to provide his insights.