Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. COVAX Program is Evaluating 9 Potential Coronavirus Vaccines, WHO Says VOA News The World Health Organization (WHO)said Monday nine vaccines are being evaluated by its cooperative COVAX facility which now has 172 nations as contributing partners. The [1]COVAX program was established earlier this year by the WHO and is designed to pool the efforts of member nations to guarantee equitable access globally to any COVID-19 vaccines, as well as other COVID treatments, once they are developed and authorized for use. References 1. https://www.who.int/initiatives/act-accelerator/covax .