‘Vax Live’ concert raises more than $300 million, 26 million vaccine doses

Celebrities from Prince Harry to Jennifer Lopez put their fame to good use Saturday night at the Global Citizen fundraising concert. “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World,” which was taped on May 2 and hosted by Selena Gomez, raised more than 26 million COVID-19 vaccine doses and $302 million for the ACT-Accelerator, which aims to provide “equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests, treatments and other medical tools to the world’s most marginalized communities and healthcare workers on the frontlines,” according to Global Citizen. Among the major donors were Mastercard, which pledged ...