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COVAX

Initiative to provide COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access, abbreviated as COVAX, was a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines directed by the GAVI vaccine alliance, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and the World Health Organization (WHO), alongside key delivery partner UNICEF. It was one of the four pillars of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator, an initiative begun in April 2020 by the WHO, the European Commission, and the government of France as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2020Founded1

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COVAX Vietnam campaign (2021)
Photo: USAID Vietnam, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access, abbreviated as COVAX, was a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines directed by the GAVI vaccine alliance, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and the World Health Organization (WHO), alongside key delivery partner UNICEF. It was one of the four pillars of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator, an initiative begun in April 2020 by the WHO, the European Commission, and the government of France as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVAX coordinated international resources to enable low-to-middle-income cou2

Leadership

Who has led COVAX, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Chrisoula Zacharopoulou2021–now
2025
Board members and other officers (1)

Timeline

  1. 2020Founded Founded1

Sources

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