UN needs ‘immediate infusion’ of $15 B for global vaccine fund

WASHINGTON — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an “immediate infusion” of $15 billion to a global pool for the procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines at a virtual summit hosted by the world body. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The ACT-Accelerator, led by the World Health Organization (WHO), has received around $3 billion of the $38 billion needed to meet the goal of producing and delivering two billion vaccine doses, 245 million treatments and 500...