COVID-19 Vaccine: Are Central and West Asian Countries Ready?
6 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.

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  • Lyaziza Sabyrova

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  • Central and West Asia Department
  • Human and Social Development Sector Office

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Topics

  • Health
  • Governance and Public Sector Management