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WHO says its coronavirus vaccine programme has secured 2 billion doses

  UNITED NATIONS,  After months of effort, a World Health Organization (WHO) programme has reached an agreement to obtain nearly 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines and expects to begin distribution in the first quarter of 2021, which means shots can start reaching dozens of low and middle-income countries. The huge vaccine reservoir means that COVAX, a 190-country international programme that seeks to ensure all countries have equal access to coronavirus vaccines, can plan to start delivering the shots in the first quarter of 2021. By mid-year it will haveRead More