WHO, Pfizer announce deal for 40 million vaccine doses for poorer countries — Medical syringe is seen with Pfizer company logo displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Poland on November 16, 2020. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The World Health Organization said on Friday it had reached an agreement with Pfizer for 40 million doses of its vaccine against COVID-19, allowing it to begin vaccinating in poor and lower-middle income countries under its COVAX programme next month.

“I’m glad to announce that Covax has signed an agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech for up to 40 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine,” World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

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