Fresh warning from COVID-19 solutions group, one year on

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Geneva,Switzerland — One year on, backers of a giant global program to develop and deliver COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments warned Friday the pandemic would not end without a renewed world effort.

The Access to Covid Tools (ACT) Accelerator, a multi-billion-dollar internationally coordinated attempt to find ways to beat the pandemic, made rapid strides in speeding up vaccine development — though a COVID cure remains elusive.

The scheme is seeking $22 billion this year to further the assault on the pandemic, but only has $11.1 billion in commitments so far.

“At the one-year anniversary of the launch of the ACT-Accelerator, world leaders face a choice: invest in saving …

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