U.S. Commits $545M For Global COVID Relief, WHO Seeks Vaccine Funding

By Beth Wang / June 30, 2020 at 5:34 PM
The United States over the weekend committed $545 million for COVID-19 relief efforts as part of Global Citizen and the European Commission’s campaign to coordinate development of COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines and ensure equitable access around the world. The Global Citizen campaign raised nearly $7 billion in total for global disease relief efforts, some of which will go toward the World Health Organization’s Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. Ahead of the fundraiser, WHO published its investment plan for...


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