Uganda's Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng (centre right) and other officials greet the country's first consignment of Covid-19 vaccine. The East African nation of 45 million people was receiving under 1 million vaccine doses — 864,000. It's the first batch of a total of 18 million Covax doses for Uganda, but when all will arrive is not known. While the Covax initiative was created to ensure that low- and middle-income countries receive Covid-19 vaccines, it has faced delays and limited supply. One WHO official in Africa, Richard Mihigo, on Thursday discouraged African countries from bilateral deals because of the risk of paying a high price.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 05, 2021 22:54 UTC