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The EU is to donate another 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries, more than doubling its present pledge, the bloc's chief Ursula von der Leyen announces. SOUNDBITE
The Director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urges countries to donate 10 mn vaccine doses 'immediately' to Covax, the mechanism created to give equitable access to vaccine globally. SOUNDBITE
Countries should continue using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for now, says WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan, after a number of nations halted its use over blood clot fears. SOUNDBITE
Beijing, Feb 23 (EFE/EPA).- China expects to increase its COVID-19 vaccines production to 2 billion doses in 2021 and 4 billion by 2022, an ambitious plan with which Beijing aims to become the major distributor of the vaccines in developing countries.These 4 billion doses will cover up to 40 percent of global demand, the president of the China Vaccine Industry Association, Feng Duojia told local media. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF CHINESE VACCINES DEVELOPERS AND COVID-19 VACCINATION SITE IN BEIJING, CHINA.
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