North Korea requests COVID vaccine assistance from global alliance

North Korea, despite its claim that the nation does not have even a single case of coronavirus infection, is seeking help from an international framework designed to guarantee equitable global access to vaccines, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.Pyongyang reportedly submitted an application to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to receive COVID-19 vaccines, but officials from the organization would not comment on the situation, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, which added North Korea has, in recent weeks, reached out to several European countries, inquiring about how to procure vacc…READ FULL ARTICLE