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COVID-19 Vaccine: Are Central and West Asian Countries Ready?

06 August 2020

In the race against time to develop a vaccine against COVID-19, forward-looking policymakers must begin exploring the next steps such as access to the vaccine, financing, and distribution, and start working on their countries' preparedness for the challenge. Two renowned experts provided an overview of the current state of vaccine development and discussed mechanisms for Central and West Asian countries to access the vaccine, as well as items that should be on the "to-do" lists of policymakers in these countries.

Watch the webinar recording above (embedded from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw6p4d2jzgI).

Refer to Read Also section for English and Russian transcriptions.

Program and Learning Materials:

06 Aug 2020

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
06 Aug 2020	Presentation	COVID-19 Vaccine: COVAX Facility & Current Challenges in Central-West Asia This presentation discussed COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, its importance, as well as the current challenges...	Patrick Osewe

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