Ghana gets second batch of vaccines via Covax

Ghana has just received 350,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines. 

This is the second consignment received via the global Covax facility after the country took delivery of 600,000 doses of vaccines in February.

The latest consignment of Oxford AstraZeneca was originally allocated to the Democratic Republic of Congo but it failed to use them.

Ghana’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign had suffered a setback following delays in getting Covax vaccines from India. 

About 850,000 Ghanaians have so far received a jab out of a population of 31 million .

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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