Canada doubles dollar contribution to COVAX alliance — but still isn't sharing doses

Canada is doubling its direct cash commitment to help buy COVID-19 vaccines for the global sharing program known as COVAX — but it isn’t sending any actual doses this month, despite a desperate plea from officials for help.

International Development Minister Karina Gould told a virtual COVAX summit on Wednesday that Canada will donate another $220 million to help COVAX buy more vaccines to deliver to the 92 low and middle-income countries that rely on the facility to vaccinate their citizens.

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