gavi says 38 more are expected to participant. gavi, the world healthth organization and other entities jointly launched a scheme known as covax in june. ththe window to apapply closede friday. gavi's ceo, seth berklkley, joid the briefing online. >> as of tododay, 64 higher ince countries including 29 economies operating as team eururope have submitted legally binding commitments to join the covaxax facicility. >>>>apan is one ofhe nationsns funding the scheme. the united states and china have not t joined. the w.h.o. says countries and charity organizations have pledged about $1.4 billionon towards vaccine development, but it says an additional $800 million are needed. >>> the u.s. national football league has levied fines totaling more than $1 milillion after th head coaches of three teams failed to wear masks during their games on sunday. u.s. media outlets report the seattle seahawks, san francisco 49ers, and denver broncos and their respective head coaches were fined monday for violating rules that require wearing masks. eac

gavi ceo dr.eth berkley spoke to n nhk on monday. >> i it takes often, you know, seven to ten yeaears, sometimes even longer toto make a vaccine. in this case, we're trying to accelerate it down to 18 months. >> gavi has invested in nine vaccines. in june, it launched a financing initiative together with the world health organization to ensure sufficient amounts, and also access for developing countries. as of monday, 177 countries and regions including japan are takiking part. berkley also warned of the potential for safety issues. he said serious side effects could undermine public confidence in all vaccines. >>> here in japan, the city of kyoto has decided to double the number of staff at its public health centers by the end of this month to boost its capacity to deal with coronavirus infections. kyoto mayor kadokawa daisaku handed letters of appointment to the new workers in a ceremony on tuesday. the city plans to bring forward hiring plans and have staffing agencies send more nurses to work

the vaccine alliance or gavi which is the international organization that plays a vital role in vaccine development and distribution all over the world it's come up with guidelines and they're providing the most benefit for the most people worldwide even with limited resources over $150.00 countries have now signed up to its kovacs initiative it recommends that the 1st people to get a vaccine should be those most exposed to the disease which are the health care and and social care workers on the pandemic front lines thousands of them all over the planet have died from code 100 already next in line would be older people over 60 five's alone with those at high risk if they catch the disease like like people with with underlying health. conditions most countries will probably also prioritize professions that are deemed to be essential people like care givers and rest homes or police officers or those who work in key industries like food production what's already clear is that children will be far down on the list not only because of that 19 is less deadly in general for them but also becau

we launched an initiative with the world health organization, with gavi, with a number of other institutionsvaccine that could be a global public good that could be indeed a people's vaccine. and i believe that we need it, the world needs it, and unfortunately is underfunded. at the same time, i see that many countries are trying to guarantee their own vaccines without understanding that nobody will be safe unless everybody will be safe. my strong appeal is against the vaccine nationalism. my strong appeal, understanding that countries need to take the precautions in relation to their own population, but that this needs to be done in a way that allows them to share whatever is needed for the developing world to have the same access to vaccines that the developed countries will be able to eventually provide to themselves. but let's also be clear — we don't even know when the vaccine will exist. we don't even know how effective it will be. and one reason more to understand that without much more solidarity at global level, covid—i9 will not be defeated. just very quickly, who emergencies exper

we launched an initiative with the world health organization, with gavi, with a number of other institutionsthat could be a global public good that could be indeed a people's vaccine. and i believe that we need it, the world needs it, and unfortunately is underfunded. at the same time, i see that many countries are trying to guarantee their own vaccines without understanding that nobody will be safe unless everybody will be safe. my strong appeal is against the vaccine nationalism. my strong appeal, understanding that countries need to take the precautions in relation to their own population, but that this needs to be done in a way that allows them to share whatever is needed for the developing world to have the same access to vaccines that the developed countries will be able to eventually provide to themselves. but let's also be clear — we don't even know when the vaccine will exist. we don't even know how effective it will be. and one reason more to understand that without much more solidarity at global level, covid—i9 will not be defeated. just very quickly, who emergencies expert mike r

is teaming up with a group called gavi for an ambitious plan to deliver 2 billion doses of vaccines around by the end of next year. >> so the idea here is can we provide vaccines to developed and developing countries at the same time and try to make sure that you cover the key groups that need it the most. >> reporter: more than 150 countries have joined the collaboration called covax. rich and poor nations pooling resources to buy multiple vaccine candidates and share the most effective ones. the u.s. is going it alone. a trump administration spokesperson saying, quote, we will not be constrained by multilateral organizations influenced by the corrupt world health organization and china. public health experts fear the decision to put america first could leave the u.s. and the rest of the world at even greater risk. carl nasman, nbc news, oxford, england. >> our thanks to carl nasman. >>> coming up, maybe 2020 isn't all that bad when "the 11th hour" continues. robinhood believes now is the time to do money. without the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - e