WHO chief calls on vaccine makers to advance doses for Covax

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization called on

manufacturers

to make Covid-19 vaccine doses available to a vaccine-sharing facility earlier than planned due to a supply shortfall left by Indian export disruptions.


"While we appreciate the work of

AstraZeneca

who have been steadily increasing the speed and volume of their deliveries, we need other manufacturers to follow suit," said WHO director-general

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

at a virtual briefing, mentioning Pfizer and Moderna specifically.