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Fauci Pledges U.S. Covax Support in Re-Engagement With WHO

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Country to take part in Covax global Covid vaccine program

Fauci Says U.S. to Join Covax, Re-Engage With WHO

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By Corinne Gretler, Thomas Mulier, and James Paton

January 21, 2021 at 9:22 AM UTC

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January 21, 2021 at 10:58 AM UTC

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U.S. infectious-disease chief Anthony Fauci pledged his country’s commitment to the World Health Organization, including membership in a global effort to deploy Covid-19 vaccines.

Fauci addressed the Geneva-based group a day after Joe Biden’s inauguration, underlining the new U.S. president’s effort to mend ties with an agency crucial to fighting the pandemic. He confirmed that the U.S. will join Covax, a 92-nation vaccine collaboration that the Trump administration declined to participate in.