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African Union secures additional 400 million vaccine doses – Africanews English
The African Union announced in mid-January that at least 50 million vaccines would be available between April and June.
The African Union has secured an additional 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for its members, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday.
This comes on top of an earlier announcement by the AU that it had secured 270 million vaccine doses.
Most African countries have not begun vaccinating their populations, lacking the financial means to purchase the drugs which have largely been scooped up by developed countries.
“An additional 400 million doses of…
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