United Nations stockpiling billion syringes for COVID-19 vaccine
- Date: 20-Oct-2020
- Source: The Daily Tribune - News of Bahrain
- Sector:Healthcare
- Country:Middle East
United Nations stockpiling billion syringes for COVID-19 vaccine
AFP
The Daily Tribune - www.newsofbahrain.com
The United Nations said on Monday that it would stockpile one billion syringes around the world by the end of 2021, to be used for the delivery of any future coronavirus vaccine.
UNICEF, the UN Children's Fund, said it aims to get 520 million syringes in its warehouses by the end of this year, to guarantee an initial supply in countries ahead of the vaccine.
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