General News of Friday, 7 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana has this morning, May 7, taken delivery of some 350,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines to kick-start the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. The consignment which was formally meant for the Democratic Republic of Congo was sent to Ghana, through the COVAX facility. The Ministry of Health confirming the move in a tweet said the vaccines arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) via a Turkish Airline plane. "The government of Ghana has this morning received 350,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines to kick-start the second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination programme. The consignment which is under the Covax facility arrived from DR Congo through Istanbul on a Turkish Airline," the tweet read.
