COVAX struggling to hit targets as countries, including members, competing with initiative for Covid-19 vaccines, says WTO boss

The head of the World Trade

The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has said the COVAX vaccine-sharing program is struggling to hit its targets because of scant Covid jab supplies and competition between countries and agencies.

Speaking to the Atlantic Council on Tuesday in an interview online, WTO director-general Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said “supply scarcity” is driving economic behavior and hampering the COVAX program in meeting its vaccine-distributing goals. 

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