Health
UNICEF To Stockpile Over Half A Billion Syringes For Future COVID-19 Vaccine – NPR
The agency, also known as the United Nations Children’s Fund, plans to distribute up to 1 billion syringes by 2021.
UNICEF said Monday it plans to stockpile 520 million syringes in its warehouses in preparation for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine. This warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark, is part of the agency’s infrastructure to deliver medical supplies around the world.
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UNICEF, the largest single buyer of vaccines in the world, wants to hit the ground running as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready.
The United Nations agency said Monday it plans to stockpile 520 million syringes by the end of 2020. It also w…
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