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Covaxin is due to arrive shortly.
By Ray Ndlovu, Bloomberg
5 Mar 2021 07:01
Image: T. Narayan, Bloomberg
Zimbabwe has become the first African country to authorise the use of Indiaâs only homegrown coronavirus vaccine, which the developers this week said showed strong efficacy.
The first batch of Covaxin, which was co-developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Ltd. and the Indian Council of Medical Research is due to arrive shortly, the Indian Embassy in the southern African nation said on its Twitter account.
Zimbabwe has authorized use of COVAXIN, India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country in Africa to do so. Trying to get it to Zimbabwe at an early date. #VaccineMaitri @PMOIndia @MEAIndia @BharatBiotech
Vials of Bharat Biotech Ltd. Covaxin vaccine for coronavirus at Sanjeevan Hospital in Daryaganj, New Delhi. Photographer. T. Narayan/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
HARARE (Bloomberg) Zimbabwe has become the first African country to authorize the use of India’s only homegrown coronavirus vaccine, which the developers this week said showed strong efficacy.
The first batch of Covaxin, which was co-developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Ltd. and the Indian Council of Medical Research is due to arrive shortly, the Indian Embassy in the southern African nation said on its Twitter account.
The necessary paperwork for the delivery of 75,000 vaccines has been completed and more shots will be purchased soon, Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga told reporters in the capital, Harare after, meeting with Indian Ambassador Vijay Khanduja.