General News of Sunday, 26 September 2021Source: 3news.comOutgoing German Chancellor, Angela Merkel has fulfilled her promise to her Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to send 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines to Ghana. The promise made in August was one of the highlights of President Akufo-Addo’s visit to the European country. Chancellor Merkel, who leaves office after Sunday’s elections following over 15 years of reign as Germany’s head of government, pledged over 70 million vaccines to African nations. Only a few have received Russian-made Sputnik-V and South African-made Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The country has in store Moderna vaccines from the US and was recently promised 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines by US Vice President Kamala Harris.

Source: GhanaWeb September 26, 2021 12:11 UTC