US promises Botswana vaccines

Government recently purchased Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from China PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Government recently purchased Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from China PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

As United States (US) donations of COVID-19 doses start to spread across the continent, authorities in that country have made assurance that Botswana will also receive assistance, as cases and deaths escalate.

However, US authorities cannot say when Botswana can expect a shipment from its long time strategic partner.

In partnership with the African Union (AU) and COVAX, the US will donate 25 million COVID-19 vaccines to 49 African countries but Botswana is not among the first batch of countries to benefit from the doses. The first vaccines have been delivered to Djibouti, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Zambia, Gambia, Lesotho and Senegal, with many more to come over the coming weeks and months.

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