UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing to rich nations to support the purchase of coronavirus vaccines for poor countries.
Guterres says the UN-backed COVAX program needs $5 billion until the end of January. The program, created to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, currently faces a shortfall of more than $20 billion, he says.
"At the same time, I see countries that have bought more vaccines than several times the volume of their population or at least made the bids in that regard," said Guterres, urging governments to donate excess doses to COVAX.