Learn more about UNICEF'S fight against COVID-19

A health worker receives her COVID-19 vaccination.
Hero Nurses Risk Their Lives to Save COVID-19 Patients in South Africa
Meet two nurses who tested positive for COVID-19, but were determined to recover so they could get back to helping others.
On March 21, 2021 in India, a child runs past a mural depicting frontline health care workers, along a road in New Delhi.
As India Faces Brutal COVID-19 Crisis, UNICEF Is There to Help
India is struggling to fight off a crushing second wave of COVID-19 cases. UNICEF and partners are working to save lives. You can help.
A child from Kano State, Nigeria, is given an oral polio vaccine.
How Polio Paved the Way for a Powerful COVID-19 Response in Nigeria
How UNICEF and partners in the successful fight to end polio were able to quickly pivot toward a new public health threat.
Baluka Winfred Viola, a Nursing Officer at Kisenyi Health Center IV, receives a shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at Mulago National Referral Hospital during the official launch of COVID-19 vaccination in Uganda.
Fighting COVID-19 in Uganda
A look at some of the challenges faced in the distribution of vaccines to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus in Uganda.
On March 3, 2021, WHO Kenya Representative Rudi Eggers (left) and UNICEF Kenya Representative Maniza Zaman receive the country's first COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
UNICEF Expertise Ensures Speedy Delivery for COVID-19 Vaccines
The clock is ticking: See how UNICEF and partners are working together to deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses around the world in record time.
On March 10. 2021, Dr. Paula Syrah Esguerra, 37, fellow-in-training for maternal-fetal medicine at Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, gets her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine provided by the COVAX Facility.
In the Philippines, Brave Health Workers Won't Let COVID-19 Stop Them
COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the COVAX Facility are making it possible for doctors and nurses to protect themselves and their patients.
Health workers move vaccine cooler boxes to vaccination points at the official launch of Uganda's COVID-19 vaccination campaign at Mulago National Referral Hospital on March 10, 2021.
Using the Cold Chain to Safely Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines
As part of COVAX, UNICEF is leading on procurement and delivery of 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 180 countries in 2021.
his self-portrait by 16-year-old Seattle photographer Sophia Chew is part of an ongoing online exhibition created by young photographers around the world during the coronavirus outbreak, Covid-19 Photos For Teens.
Alone Together: Young Artists Create Community Despite Coronavirus
Isolated at home, teenage photographers around the world are joining forces online to share their work and their hopes for the future.
unicef, tolerance, central american migrants
5 Ways to Fight Racism and Xenophobia
Coronavirus fears are fueling a rise in intolerance and hate crimes. Now is the time to speak out against racism and hate speech.
On March 7, 2021, Ethiopia received 2.2 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX Facility.
Epic COVAX COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Continues
The race to end the pandemic is on, and UNICEF is playing a key role in the equitable global distribution of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines.
A nurse at Buéa Regional Hospital in Buéa, southwest Cameroon, flashes a "V for vaccinated" sign showing that she has received a coronavirus vaccine.
COVID-19 Pandemic Hits One-Year Mark
A look back at key moments on the eve of a somber anniversary.
On March 3, 2021, 102,000 Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Rwanda, the first African country to receive the Pfizer vaccines through COVAX.
COVAX COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries Ramp Up in Africa & SE Asia
The largest, fastest & most complex vaccination campaign in history is picking up steam.

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