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Leaders seek 'quantum leap’ for vaccines

More than 30 nations pledged to help 10 international organizations raise US$35 billion for fast-tracking coronavirus tests, medicines and vaccines.

COVID-19 testing by a senior lab technician for a joint FAO/IAEA facility at Seibersdorf, Austria in May
COVID-19 testing by a senior lab technician for a joint FAO/IAEA facility at Seibersdorf, Austria in May (AN/Dean Calma)

GENEVA (AN) — More than 30 nations on Thursday pledged to help a global collaboration among 10 international organizations raise US$35 billion for speeding development and production of coronavirus tests, medicines and vaccines worldwide.

Heads of state and ministers attending the collaboration's inaugural meeting, co-led by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solber, said in a statement afterward they fully support the Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, coordinated by the World Health Organization and European Commission.

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