{"id":71674,"date":"2021-08-02T17:30:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/burkina-faso\/coronavirus-unicef-signs-supply-agreement-for-sinovac-covid-19-vaccine\/"},"modified":"2021-08-02T17:30:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T15:30:18","slug":"coronavirus-unicef-signs-supply-agreement-for-sinovac-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/burkina-faso\/coronavirus-unicef-signs-supply-agreement-for-sinovac-covid-19-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus – UNICEF signs supply agreement for Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UNICEF and Sinovac have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of the\u00a0CoronaVac\u00a0inactivated virus vaccine against COVID-19 on behalf of the COVAX Facility.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Through the\u202fsupply agreement, UNICEF will have access to up to 200\u00a0million\u202fdoses of\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine in 2021 to supply participating countries and territories in the COVAX Facility\u2019s Advance Market Commitment (AMC), as well as self-financing participants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is the 8th\u00a0supply\u00a0agreement\u00a0UNICEF has\u00a0signed\u00a0for COVID-19 vaccines. Previous agreements have been announced with\u00a0the Serum Institute of India,\u00a0Pfizer,\u00a0AstraZeneca, Human Vaccine, Moderna, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV and Sinopharm.<\/p>\n

The Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine received\u00a0a\u00a0WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) in June. On 12 July, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance announced that it had signed an Advance Purchase Agreement with Sinovac on behalf of the COVAX Facility for the purchase of up to 50 million doses to be made available from July through September 2021. The agreement also includes an option to purchase a further 150 million doses in Q4 2021 and 180 million more doses in the first half of 2022, if necessary. This totals a potential 380 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine available to COVAX participants.<\/p>\n

Deliveries could start as early as August providing countries are ready to receive them. The COVAX Allocation Framework will determine the dose allocations to COVAX participants taking into consideration access, country readiness, vaccine supply through COVAX to date, operating and supply aspects, and other parameters.<\/p>\n

The goal of the COVAX Facility is to help address the acute phase of the global pandemic by the end of 2021 by providing rapid, fair and equitable access to safe and effective vaccines for all participating countries and territories regardless of income level.<\/p>\n

The COVAX Facility,\u202fco-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and WHO,\u202ftogether\u202fwith UNICEF,\u202faims to provide\u00a0access to\u00a0quality-assured COVID-19 vaccines, enabling the protection of\u202ffrontline health care and social workers, as well as other high-risk and vulnerable groups.\u202f<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF).<\/i><\/p>\n

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