Health News of Thursday, 15 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• 1.6 billion vaccines will soon be rolled out by AstraZeneca• Barbara Nel said the roll out will be from now to 2022• The vaccines will continue to flow in the right quantity despite high cases being recorded in IndiaBarbara Nel, the AstraZeneca Africa Director, has revealed that a little over 1.6 billion funded COVID-19 vaccines will be available for countries that depend on COVAX from now through to 2022. According to her, the distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccines was delayed due to the second wave of the virus that hit India. “There has been a significant breakthrough that has happened in the last couple of weeks through a Japan summit … where countries that have an excess of vaccines are essentially donating. “And what we currently know within the COVAX facility there is commitment around 1.6 billion fully funded doses in 2021, and into 2022. However, she noted that until the COVID-19 situation in India improves, Africa and other COVAX countries will continue to see the vaccines flowing in the right quantities and amounts.

Source: GhanaWeb July 15, 2021 12:22 UTC