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NewLink, GlaxoSmithKline, J&J, Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi, Global Alliance for Vaccine Immunization infectious news

February 2, 2015 8:00 AM UTC

GAVI said it raised $7.5 billion from countries and private donors that will be used along with $2 billion in existing funds to deliver vaccines to GAVI-supported countries in 2016-20. Of the $7.5 billion raised, $252 million will be committed to the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm).

Several private sector partners announced commitments to GAVI to provide discounted vaccines to both GAVI-supported and GAVI-graduated countries, including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, the Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. unit of Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Merck and NewLink Genetics. ...