Canada to donate AstraZeneca vaccine doses to African countries under COVAX scheme

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Canada to donate AstraZeneca vaccine doses to African countries under COVAX scheme

Sept. 2, 2021

Canada will donate more than 1.3 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to three African countries through the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility, GAVI said on Thursday.

Nigeria, Kenya and Niger will receive first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) said.

The COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization and GAVI, aims to secure 2 billion vaccine doses for lower income countries by the end of 2021.

REUTERS