This price is higher than the $3 per dose other African countries are reportedly set to pay in a deal the African Union (AU) secured two weeks ago. That order promises 270 million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for African countries, again through the SII. Last week, AVATT procured 400 million doses from the SII, adding to the 270 million secured in January, Nkengasong said. In Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, officials say they will begin to receive vaccine doses this month through COVAX. The value of sharingDespite the progress made, African countries on the whole face a long wait in receiving Covid-19 vaccines.

Source: The Nation February 05, 2021 14:04 UTC