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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
WHO has collaborated with which company to distribute Covid vaccines under the Covax alliance?
A
Pfizer
B
Merck
C
Roche
D
Johnson & Johnson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The collaboration between Gavi, SII, and the Gates Foundation supports the efforts of the ACT Accelerator’s vaccines pillar, also known as COVAX, co-led by Gavi, CEPI and the World Health Organization (WHO), to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines and ensure rapid, global access to them.

Detailed explanation-2: -COVAX is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi and the World Health Organization (WHO), alongside key delivery partner UNICEF. Its aim is to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, and to guarantee fair and equitable access for every country in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pfizer and COVAX Pfizer is a proud partner to the COVAX Facility, an international initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) focused on equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines around the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both COVISHIELD™ (manufactured by Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd) and COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (manufactured by AstraZeneca) are ChAdOx1 nCoV- 19 Corona Virus Vaccines (Recombinant).

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