Gavi asks donors to transfer remaining billions in unspent covid money to its next funding period

To secure a record-high budget for the next five years, the vaccine alliance Gavi needs USD 9 billion in fresh funds, and at the same time, it is seeking permission from donors to repurpose billions of dollars that were originally earmarked for COVID-19. “Country by country, negotiations are underway,” says Gavi’s CEO Sania Nishtar.