Africa to receive 90m Covid vaccine doses in February: WHO

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CGTN | by Xinhua


Nearly 90 million Covid-19 vaccine doses negotiated through the Covax facility will be shipped in Africa beginning from February, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said Thursday.

Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said the arrival of the vaccines will mark a critical milestone in the continent’s quest to contain the pandemic.

“Africa has watched other regions start Covid-19 vaccination campaigns from the side-lines for too long,” Moeti said in a statement issued in Nairobi. “This planned rollout is a critical first step to…

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