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Ghana first nation in world to receive free coronavirus vaccines through UN’s COVAX program
Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive a coronavirus vaccine for free through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative.
Key points:
- 92 low- and middle-income countries are to receive vaccines for free through COVAX
- Australia is paying to receive vaccines through the program
- The UN plans to deliver close to 2 billion doses of COVAX vaccines around the world this year
UNICEF delivered 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, made by the Serum Institute of India, to Ghana’s capital Accra early on Wednesday.
Ghana is among 92 low- and middle-income countries that are receiving vaccines for free through COVAX. Another 90 countries and eight territories have agreed to pay if they choose to receive vaccines through COVAX.
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