COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa are rapidly ramping up from
multiple sources after a near-halt to deliveries in recent months.
Nearly four million doses from COVAX arrived in Africa last week,
compared with just 245,000 doses from the facility throughout the
month of June.
World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso
Moeti, spoke during a virtual press conference today with the Africa
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
COVAX aims to ship 520 million doses to Africa by the end of 2021.
COVID-19 vaccine deliveries from the African Union’s Africa Vaccine
Acquisition Trust are picking up, with a projected rise to 10 million each
month from September.
