The global effort to boost doses of COVID-19 vaccine for low- and middle-income countries got a major shot in the arm today at a Gavi donor conference, netting new pledges totaling $2.4 billion from nearly 40 groups, including governments, private companies, and foundations.In other developments, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly snapshot of the pandemic that although cases have dropped for the fifth week in a row, some countries across all of its regions are experiencing significant rises.
And five nations announced plans to share vaccine doses.Five countries pledge vaccine dosesGavi said the pledging event exceeded its funding target and will allow it to secure 1.8 billion doses for COVAX to be delivered in