Moderna confirms supply deal with Botswana

Covid-19 jab PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Covid-19 jab PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

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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. 

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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