COVID-19: Sudan receives 800k+ AstraZeneca vaccine doses
March 4 - 2021 KHARTOUM Cartoon by Omar Dafallah (RD) The first batch of 828,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Khartoum airport on Wednesday. Sudan’s Health Minister, Dr Omar El Najeeb, confirmed at a press conference that the vaccine will be distributed free of charge, giving priority to medical staff, police, the elderly, and those over 45 years of age with chronic conditions. Sudan is the first country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to receive vaccines via COVAX Facility, a coalition co-led by the World Health Organization...
Source: dabangasudan.org
