Japan pledges additional $800 mil. for int'l COVID-19 vaccine effort

Japan on Wednesday pledged an additional $800 million toward an international effort to ensure the fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines amid a widening gap between nations in administering shots.Along with commitments from other countries and the private sector, the COVAX Facility has surpassed its goal of $8.3 billion in funding to secure 1.8 billion doses, enough for 30 percent of the population of developing countries, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said.Japan's pledge, made during an online summit attended by representatives from dozens of countries, came on top of a previous offer of …READ FULL ARTICLE