African Union Team Has 20 Countries Lining Up for Vaccines
- Governments signal intention to buy about 200 million shots
- Africa CDC says AstraZeneca vaccine should still be used
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A task team established by the African Union to help the continent secure Covid-19 vaccines received forms from 20 nations outlining their intentions to buy about 200 million shots, according to John Nkengasong, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control.
Financial arrangements are being finalized with the African Export-Import Bank before the vaccines are delivered, Nkengasong said in an online briefing Thursday. He didn’t identify the prospective buyers.