Oxford vaccine pioneer proud as first Covax jabs administered and campaign goes global Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana race each other to get the first injections into arms in West Africa By Paul Nuki, Global Health Security Editor, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 1 March 2021 • 12:35pm The first 0.5 millilitre shot of the Oxford AstraZeneca jab went into the arm of Secrétaire général de la présidence, Patrick Achi Credit: Paul Nuki The first Covax vaccines were administered to government ministers and essential workers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in West Africa this morning, formally signalling the long awaited start of the global vaccine programme against Covid-19.