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RABAT, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) Morocco has secured acquisition of 65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from two suppliers, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb announced on Thursday during the weekly cabinet meeting.
The North African country is aiming for a mass vaccination of 25 million people or 80 percent of its total population.
The two vaccines secured by Morocco are developed by China s Sinopharm and Britain s Oxford University and AstraZeneca, the minister said.
Preparations for the vaccination campaign have reached a very advanced stage, Ait Taleb said, adding that all the targeted population will get the vaccine for free.
Morocco imposed on Wednesday night a curfew between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. until Jan. 13 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Iran allocates funds to import COVID-19 vaccines; Kuwait starts national vaccination campaign (Xinhua) 09:27, December 25, 2020 CAIRO, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) Iran said on Thursday that it has allocated funds to buy COVID-19 vaccines from abroad as the obstacles created by U.S. sanctions have been removed. Meanwhile, Kuwait kicked off its national vaccination campaign. Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said that Iran has allocated 200 million euros (243.73 million U.S. dollars) for importing the vaccines. There are no more obstacles in the way of purchasing coronavirus vaccine, Hemmati was quoted by Tasnim news agency as saying, referring to the U.S. sanctions that hamper Iran s importing goods from abroad.
Morocco to buy 65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine ANI | Updated: Dec 25, 2020 07:30 IST
Rabat [Morocco], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco has secured the acquisition of 65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from two suppliers, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb announced on Thursday during the weekly cabinet meeting.
The North African country is aiming for mass vaccination of 25 million people or 80 per cent of its total population.
The two vaccines secured by Morocco are developed by China s Sinopharm and Britain s Oxford University and AstraZeneca, the minister said.
Preparations for the vaccination campaign have reached a very advanced stage, Ait Taleb said, adding that all the targeted population will get the vaccine for free.