France to allocate more than 5% of its Covid vaccines to WHO-backed COVAX programme

Reuters

11 May, 2021, 05:45 pm

Last modified: 11 May, 2021, 05:47 pm

France to allocate more than 5% of its Covid vaccines to WHO-backed COVAX programme

Reuters

11 May, 2021, 05:45 pm

Last modified: 11 May, 2021, 05:47 pm

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France will allocate more than 5% of its Covid-19 vaccine doses to the COVAX programme backed by the World Health Organisation, by the end of this year, said a French health ministry official.

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