NZ to donate vaccines for 8 lakh people to COVAX: PM Ardern

New Zealand will donate coronavirus vaccine doses for 8,00,000 people to COVAX facility, which aims to distribute vaccines for free to poor countries, PM Jacinda Ardern said. The announcement was made during a virtual event hosted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to boost support for COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative. Nearly $400 million was pledged during the virtual event, a statement read.