Moderna confirms supply deal with Botswana
Thursday, June 03, 2021
Covid-19 jab PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Although the Massachusetts headquartered company did not provide details of the number of doses, local Presidential Task Team officially previously said the supply would be enough to cover 250,000 people.
The supply deal is believed to be one of the first Moderna has clinched with an African country as most of its distribution has been for the US market.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...