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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Tuesday committed 17. 2 billion yen ($165 million) to its participation in the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 vaccination program.
The program, known as COVAX, aims to acquire and distribute vaccines against the new coronavirus equally worldwide, but some countries that have secured their own materials through bilateral agreements, adding the United States, have said they will not participate.
The budget is part of a 1. 64 trillion yen reserve designed for the government’s reaction to the virus, a government document showed.
Japan has also signed independent agreements with global pharmaceutical corporations for safe vaccines, and the government pledged to have enough materials for the entire population until the first part of 2021.
The COVAX programme has set a 18 September for contributions.
($1 – 105,2700 yen)
(Report via Rocky Swift; Edited through Edwina Gibbs)