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Delays foreseen with COVAX vaccine deliveries

International organizations acknowledged significant delays in delivering COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations due to pressure from India.

Kenyan soldiers with the African Union Mission in Somalia talk about how to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Kenyan soldiers with the African Union Mission in Somalia talk about how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (AN/AMISOM)

GENEVA (AN) — International organizations behind the COVAX Facility acknowledged significant delays in delivering COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations on Thursday due to pressure from India's government on the world's biggest vaccine maker.

The delays could have major implications for bringing about the end of the coronavirus pandemic that the World Health Organization declared in March 2020.

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