Turkey sending Covid vaccine doses for AfricaTurkey will send 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced at a major summit of the continent’s leaders, adding that the low vaccination rates there were a blot on humanity. Speaking to dozens of attending leaders and ministers, Erdogan said Turkey would ship 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa, where cases are rapidly rising and vaccination rates are low. Following any authorisation, it will be shared with Africa, Erdogan said. “In order to contribute to the resolution of this issue, within our means, we plan to share 15 million vaccine doses in the period ahead,” he said. And in the first 11 months of 2021, it had reached $30 billion, Erdogan said.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2021 10:44 UTC