Cash-strapped Venezuela cannot join COVAX vaccine program, PAHO says

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The timeline has closed for Venezuela to join the COVAX facility for COVID-19 vaccines, an official with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Tuesday, though the country was still negotiating for doses through other means. Venezuela, where pandemic lockdowns aggravated an already-severe economic crisis, expressed interest in joining COVAX, according Ciro Ugarte, director of health emergencies for PAHO, the regional arm of the World Health Organization (WHO). By Cassandra Garrison, Diego Oré and Brian Ellsworth. Full Text -> FinancialPost