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The fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took place on Friday, 31 July 2020 from 12:00 to 17:45 Geneva time (CEST). 

Proceedings of the meeting

Members and advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by vid

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Regions: United Kingdom

Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

• Seventy-five countries submit expressions of interest to COVAX Facility, joining up to 90 further countries which could be supported by the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC)
• The COVAX Facility, and the AMC within it, is designed to guarantee rapid, fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for every country in the world, rich and poor, to make rapid progress towards slowing the pandemic 
  
• Interest from governments represen

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  Regions: Argentina, Canada , Norway , United Kingdom

  Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

• WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19

  WHO and UNICEF call for immediate efforts to vaccinate all children as new data shows that, before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine coverage stalled at 85 per cent for nearly a decade, with 14 million unvaccinated infants yearly

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  Regions: Ethiopia , Haiti , Nepal

  Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health

• Statement on the 5th meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee for Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 14 April 2020

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  Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health

• Public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development

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  Regions: Argentina, Canada , Chad , China, Norway , United Kingdom

  Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation

• WHO and Global Citizen announce: 'One World: Together at home' Global Special to support healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

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  Regions: Canada , United Kingdom

  Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Science, Technology, and Innovation