AU secures 270-million doses of Covid-19 vaccines for member states
Union chair Cyril Ramaphosa says the jabs will be supplied by Pfizer, AstraZeneca, through the Serum Institute of India, and Johnson & Johnson
14 January 2021 - 09:58
The AU has secured a provisional 270-million Covid-19 vaccine doses from manufacturers for member states to supplement the Covax programme, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday.
African nations are grappling with a second wave of the novel coronavirus, with infections rising to at least 3.1-million and 74,600 deaths over the course of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally...
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