1 Feb 2021

Independent Pac countries prepare Covid vaccine roll-out plans

From , 6:02 am on 1 February 2021

Independent Pacific countries which are part of the COVAX Covid-19 vaccine programme are preparing to roll-out the first stages of their immunisation programmes.

Covax will fund jabs for up to 20 percent of elligible populations but each country has to ensure various other commitments are met.

Dominic Godfrey reports.

Empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 disease vaccine are displayed at the regional corona vaccination centre in Ludwigsburg, southern Germany, on January 22, 2021.

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