The World Health Organization said nearly 1 billion doses of leading vaccine candidates had been secured for poorer countries
Dec 11 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday nearly 1 billion doses of leading vaccine candidates had been secured as part of the COVAX programme to provide vaccines for low- and middle-income countries.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, told a Geneva news conference on Friday that 189 countries were participating in the programme. (Writing by Peter Graff; Editing by Catherine Evans)
