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COVAX doses

4 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide
World

4 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide

  • Forty percent (1.6 billion) of the four billion shots have been administered in China. India (451 million) and the United States (343 million) make up the trio of countries that have administered the most jabs
Published 29 Jul, 2021 06:40pm
US donation of 1.4mn COVID-19 vaccine doses arrives in Afghanistan
World

US donation of 1.4mn COVID-19 vaccine doses arrives in Afghanistan

  • A second shipment of vaccines donated by the United States through the COVAX global sharing program will bring the total to 3.3 million doses, UNICEF said.
  • "These vaccines arrive at a critical time for Afghanistan as the country faces a difficult surge in COVID-19 infections," said UNICEF.
Updated 09 Jul, 2021 05:08pm
Pakistan receives 500,000 vaccine doses from China, doubling available supply
Pakistan

Pakistan receives 500,000 vaccine doses from China, doubling available supply

  • The South Asian nation of 220 million people launched COVID-19 vaccinations for the public on March 10, starting with older people. Health workers started receiving shots in early February.
  • "These 500,000 doses will ensure smooth continuation of our vaccine drive, currently under way for senior citizens," Sultan said.
  • Pakistan is expecting to get GAVI's first batch of 2.8 million doses of AstraZeneca sometime later this month, officials said.
Published 17 Mar, 2021 09:10pm
Indonesia gets 1.1mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses via COVAX
World

Indonesia gets 1.1mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses via COVAX

  • The Southeast Asian nation has reported one of the worst COVID-19 caseloads in Asia. It launched a vaccination drive in January, aiming to inoculate some 181 million people within a year.
  • Indonesia will get about 11.7 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine through COVAX, which will come in stages through May, Minister Retno Marsudi said.
Published 08 Mar, 2021 07:18pm
Philippines receives its first AztraZeneca vaccines under COVAX
World

Philippines receives its first AztraZeneca vaccines under COVAX

  • The country hopes to get a total of 4.58 million doses of AstraZeneca shots via COVAX by May, and the newly arrived 487,200 doses are the initial shipment.
  • "With every dose that we will administer, we are inching towards a safer recovery from this pandemic," Health Secretary Francisco Duque said in a statement.
Published 04 Mar, 2021 07:27pm
Sudan to start vaccine rollout next week after getting COVAX doses
World

Sudan to start vaccine rollout next week after getting COVAX doses

  • Sudan says it expects to receive the remainder of a total 3.4 million doses through COVAX, a vaccine-sharing programme co-led by the World Health Organization, in the second quarter of this year.
  • "This is an essential part of our battle against coronavirus," Health Minister Omer Elnageib said.
Published 04 Mar, 2021 07:03pm