The World Health Organization is working to deliver 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2021.
The organization announced the new goal was set this morning.
About half of the doses are expected to go to low and middle income countries.
VACCINES-- BY THE END OF20-21.THE ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCED THENEW GOAL TODAY.ABOUT HALF OF THE DOSES AREEXPECTED TO GO TO LOW ANDMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES.HOWEVER--NO VACCINE HAS BEENDEVELOPED YET.THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONSAYS - ONLY A SMALL PORTION OFTHE WORLD'S POPULATION HASDEVELOPED NATURAL IMMUNITY TOTHE VIRUS.THE ORGANIZATION SAYS - COSTSTO DELIVER TESTS --THERAPEUTICS -- AND VACCINES -ARE ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN -31-BILLION DOLLARS.SO FAR -- JUST ABOUT THREE-ANDA HALF BILLION DOLLARS INFUNDING HAS BEEN PLEDGED.
French drugmaker Sanofi expects to get approval for the potential coronavirus vaccine it is developing with GlaxoSmithKline by the..
Dr. Fauci says if trials go well, he's expecting 100 million doses to be available by the end of the year.
